Yes! I can't thank you enough. Sophos AV was the culprit. The following was able to get my system fully updated again:
sudo systemctl stop sav-protect.service sudo apt --fix-broken install sudo apt update sudo apt full-upgrade sudo apt autoremove sudo systemctl start sav-protect.service I'll have to report this to Sophos. The reason for using Sophos was its on-demand scanning. If I have to permanently disable it to prevent it from breaking kernel updates, then that's far from ideal. I'll have to switch to a different AV product. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1855259 Title: apt broken by unattended upgrade in Ubuntu 19.10 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/1855259/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
