Hi, OS wrote: > Any time I do anything with apt-get, it ends with an error code (1). It > seems to have something to do with vim-tiny
You did not show such an "anything" attempt. So it is hard to tell whether vim.tiny really is to blame. > mark@FrogBreath:~$ sudo apt-get remove vim.tiny > ... > update-alternatives: error: unable to read link `/etc/alternatives/vi': There is supposed to be a symbolic link with that name, which points to one of the various /usr/bin/vim.* programs. On my Debian 8: /etc/alternatives/vi -> /usr/bin/vim.basic choosing between /usr/bin/vim.basic /usr/bin/vim.tiny I'd check what kind of file is behind that path ls -ld /etc/alternatives/vi If it is missing indeed, i'd check which /usr/bin/vim.* are present ls -ld /usr/bin/vim.* and then create a link to one of them sudo ln -s /usr/bin/vim.basic /etc/alternatives/vi If /etc/alternatives/vi exists, the further action depends on what file type it is. Normally one would remove or rename it and then create a link by ln -s as described above. Then i would test whether the "do anything" problems still occur. The proper existence or non-existence of vim-tiny should not interfere with unrelated apt-get operations. Have a nice day :) Thomas
