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Can't install anything on kaliKali Linux

When i'm tryingWhenever I try to install anything on kali iKali Linux I get one andthe same error. forFor example if i write : sudo apt-get -f install alien the output isrunning sudo apt-get -f install alien outputs: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these: The following packages have unmet dependencies: alien : Depends: debhelper (>= 7) but it is not going to be installed Depends: rpm (>= 2.4.4-2) but it is not going to be installed Depends: rpm2cpio but it is not going to be installed tcpdump : Depends: libpcap0.8 (>= 1.5.1) but 1.4.0-2 is to be installed tshark : Depends: libpcap0.8 (>= 1.5.1) but 1.4.0-2 is to be installed wireshark-common : Depends: libpcap0.8 (>= 1.5.1) but 1.4.0-2 is to be installed wireshark-qt : Depends: libpcap0.8 (>= 1.5.1) but 1.4.0-2 is to be installed E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 alien : Depends: debhelper (>= 7) but it is not going to be installed
         Depends: rpm (>= 2.4.4-2) but it is not going to be installed
         Depends: rpm2cpio but it is not going to be installed
 tcpdump : Depends: libpcap0.8 (>= 1.5.1) but 1.4.0-2 is to be installed
 tshark : Depends: libpcap0.8 (>= 1.5.1) but 1.4.0-2 is to be installed
 wireshark-common : Depends: libpcap0.8 (>= 1.5.1) but 1.4.0-2 is to be installed
 wireshark-qt : Depends: libpcap0.8 (>= 1.5.1) but 1.4.0-2 is to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

Can't install anything on kali

When i'm trying to install anything on kali i get one and same error. for example if i write : sudo apt-get -f install alien the output is : Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these: The following packages have unmet dependencies: alien : Depends: debhelper (>= 7) but it is not going to be installed Depends: rpm (>= 2.4.4-2) but it is not going to be installed Depends: rpm2cpio but it is not going to be installed tcpdump : Depends: libpcap0.8 (>= 1.5.1) but 1.4.0-2 is to be installed tshark : Depends: libpcap0.8 (>= 1.5.1) but 1.4.0-2 is to be installed wireshark-common : Depends: libpcap0.8 (>= 1.5.1) but 1.4.0-2 is to be installed wireshark-qt : Depends: libpcap0.8 (>= 1.5.1) but 1.4.0-2 is to be installed E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

Can't install anything on Kali Linux

Whenever I try to install anything on Kali Linux I get the same error. For example running sudo apt-get -f install alien outputs:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 alien : Depends: debhelper (>= 7) but it is not going to be installed
         Depends: rpm (>= 2.4.4-2) but it is not going to be installed
         Depends: rpm2cpio but it is not going to be installed
 tcpdump : Depends: libpcap0.8 (>= 1.5.1) but 1.4.0-2 is to be installed
 tshark : Depends: libpcap0.8 (>= 1.5.1) but 1.4.0-2 is to be installed
 wireshark-common : Depends: libpcap0.8 (>= 1.5.1) but 1.4.0-2 is to be installed
 wireshark-qt : Depends: libpcap0.8 (>= 1.5.1) but 1.4.0-2 is to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
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Can't install anything on kali

When i'm trying to install anything on kali i get one and same error. for example if i write : sudo apt-get -f install alien the output is : Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these: The following packages have unmet dependencies: alien : Depends: debhelper (>= 7) but it is not going to be installed Depends: rpm (>= 2.4.4-2) but it is not going to be installed Depends: rpm2cpio but it is not going to be installed tcpdump : Depends: libpcap0.8 (>= 1.5.1) but 1.4.0-2 is to be installed tshark : Depends: libpcap0.8 (>= 1.5.1) but 1.4.0-2 is to be installed wireshark-common : Depends: libpcap0.8 (>= 1.5.1) but 1.4.0-2 is to be installed wireshark-qt : Depends: libpcap0.8 (>= 1.5.1) but 1.4.0-2 is to be installed E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).