ok so i fixed it but i had to use some wacky command that i used in my desperate attempt to open the file
sudo mousepad /var/lib/dpkg/statoverride
then boom it worked
i dont know if i should have tried this earlier but i am happy that it is done so thanks for all the help
sorry i took so long to reply, we had a power cut.
ok here it is
for hostnamectl
Static hostname: n/a
Transient hostname: localhost
icon name: computer-desktop
chassis: desktop
machine ID: 5e15ae70ac40462ab8aa56f9a31b5ee
boot ID: 272eee3a2f57422dabfb5992331b55f3
operating system: ubuntu...
it said it was from something called sendmail (smmsp) so i tryed removing it through mousepad, it didn't work, so i tryed using the terminal with all the remove commands i know and it did not work
hi there
i have a Chromebook with Linux installed on it and it worked great until i updated
now every time i try to use " sudo apt install {insert packedge here}" it says
dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting:
unknown group 'smmsp' in statoverride file
Help plz