Apt completely broken after attempt to install windows app support on zorin pro

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Hello,

im back again, over-coming some teething issues, ive encountered broken package manager after using the windows app support installer from the gnome menu.

the issue is now i cannot get back out of it. i have purged, configure -a, removed, and ran the --fix-broken etc, but now it is completely broken and i cannot get past it.

I have read these and none of these have worked thus far.

https://forum.zorin.com/t/zorin-windows-app-support-installation-problem/6541/55

https://forum.zorin.com/t/zorin-16-cant-install-windows-app-support/5011

https://forum.zorin.com/t/zorin-windows-app-support-cant-installed/1785

https://forum.zorin.com/t/cant-install-windows-app-support-brocken-packages/29578

https://forum.zorin.com/t/issue-with-installing-and-uninstalling-windows-app-support-on-zorin-os/43657

Now i cannot install any software while this problem exists.

sudo apt-get --fix-broken install            
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  ffmpeg libavdevice60 libopenal-data libopenal1 python3-gst-1.0
  python3-mutagen python3-pycryptodome python3-websockets yt-dlp
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following additional packages will be installed:
  libgtk-3-0t64:i386
Suggested packages:
  gvfs:i386
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  libgtk-3-0t64:i386
0 to upgrade, 1 to newly install, 0 to remove and 3 not to upgrade.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/3,165 kB of archives.
After this operation, 11.3 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Selecting previously unselected package libgtk-3-0t64:i386.
(Reading database ... 275272 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../libgtk-3-0t64_3.24.41-4ubuntu1.3_i386.deb ...
Unpacking libgtk-3-0t64:i386 (3.24.41-4ubuntu1.3) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libgtk-3-0t64_3.24.41-4ubuntu1.3_i386.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite shared '/etc/gtk-3.0/settings.ini', which is different from other instances of package libgtk-3-0t64:i386
dpkg-deb: error: paste subprocess was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/libgtk-3-0t64_3.24.41-4ubuntu1.3_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

So far now ive been unable to fix it. this sort of thing in the past is what i would consider fundamental and all my usual commands are not working

here is a same of the history i have run to attempt to get it working.

   93  22.12.2025 20:15  sudo apt-get 
   94  22.12.2025 20:15  sudo apt-get update
   95  22.12.2025 20:15  sudo apt-get check
   96  22.12.2025 20:15  sudo apt --fix-broken
   97  22.12.2025 20:15  sudo apt install --fix-broken
   98  22.12.2025 20:17  sudo apt-get remove libgtk-3-0t64:i386
   99  22.12.2025 20:17  sudo apt --fix-broken install
  100  22.12.2025 20:18  sudo dpkg --remove --force-remove-reinstreq libgtk-3-0t64:i386
  101  22.12.2025 20:18  sudo apt --purge
  102  22.12.2025 20:18  sudo apt install --purge
  103  22.12.2025 20:19  sudo dpkg --purge libgtk-3-0t64:i386\n
  104  22.12.2025 20:19  sudo dpkg --remove --force-depends libgtk-3-0t64:i386\n
  105  22.12.2025 20:22  sudo apt-get install update
  106  22.12.2025 20:22  sudo apt-get upgrade
  107  22.12.2025 20:22  sudo apt-get upgrade --fix-broken install
  108  22.12.2025 20:22  sudo apt-get --fix-broken install
  109  22.12.2025 20:23  sudo mv /etc/gtk-3.0/settings.ini /etc/gtk-3.0/settings.ini.bak
  110  22.12.2025 20:23  sudo apt-get --fix-broken install
  111  22.12.2025 20:23  sudo apt-get remove bottles
  112  22.12.2025 20:24  flatpak remove bottles
  113  22.12.2025 20:24  flatpak install bottles
  114  22.12.2025 20:24  sudo apt-get remove bottles
  115  22.12.2025 20:24  sudo snap remove bottles
  116  22.12.2025 20:25  sudo apt update && sudo apt autoremove && sudo apt clean
  117  22.12.2025 20:25  sudo dpkg --configure -a
  118  22.12.2025 20:27  sudo apt install zorin-windows-app-support
  119  22.12.2025 20:27  sudo apt-get install libwine
  120  22.12.2025 20:28  sudo apt-get --fix-broken install
  121  22.12.2025 20:28  sudo apt-get install libwine
  122  22.12.2025 20:28  sudo apt remove zorin-windows-app-support
  123  22.12.2025 20:30  sudo apt remove --purge zorin-windows-app-support
  124  22.12.2025 20:30  sudo apt update && sudo apt autoremove && sudo apt clean
  125  22.12.2025 20:30  sudo apt remove --purge zorin-windows-app-support
  126  22.12.2025 20:31  sudo dpkg --configure -a
  127  22.12.2025 20:31  sudo apt install -f
  128  22.12.2025 20:33  sudo dpkg --remove --force-depends libgtk-3-0t64:i386
  129  22.12.2025 20:33  sudo dpkg --purge --force-depends libgtk-3-0t64:i386
  130  22.12.2025 20:33  sudo dpkg --configure -a
  131  22.12.2025 20:33  sudo apt remove --purge zorin-windows-app-support
  132  22.12.2025 20:34  sudo apt-get --fix-broken install
  133  22.12.2025 20:34  sudo apt-get autoremove
  134  22.12.2025 20:46  sudo apt remove wine*
  135  22.12.2025 20:46  sudo apt install -y zorin-windows-app-support
  136  22.12.2025 20:46  sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
  137  22.12.2025 20:46  sudo apt-get --fix-broken install
  138  22.12.2025 20:47  sudo apt-get -y install software-properties-common
  139  22.12.2025 20:47  sudo apt install wine32

Any help appreciated.

Zorin Pro 18
pretty much a fresh installation (though was an upgrade from core.) other than a few packages and figuring out some hardware bugs.

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Hmm ... Okay, let's try this (type on at a Time):

sudo apt autoremove && sudo apt clean

sudo dpkg --configure libgtk-3-0t64:i386

sudo apt purge libgtk-3-0t64:i386

sudo apt autoremove

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

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A quick suggestion:

sudo apt purge libgtk-3-0t64:i386

And then run

sudo apt clean && sudo apt autoremove

after. In this way, the apt cache is cleaned after the removal, the autoremove is run after the apt cache has been cleared.
Then test:

sudo apt update

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when i run the purge command i get this

❯ sudo apt purge libgtk-3-0t64:i386      
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Package 'libgtk-3-0t64:i386' is not installed, so not removed. Did you mean 'libgtk-3-0t64'?
You might want to run 'apt --fix-broken install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 libdecor-0-plugin-1-gtk:i386 : Depends: libgtk-3-0t64:i386 (>= 3.19.12) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt --fix-broken install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

it will not let me proceed to remove anything and i can run the update command but all other commands that follow regarding installs result in this same output

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Try:

sudo apt purge libdecor-0-plugin-1-gtk:i386

sudo apt autoremove --purge

sudo apt clean

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Ok so i ran those in succession with out being successful

here is the terminal paste:

❯ sudo apt autoremove && sudo apt clean       
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt --fix-broken install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 libdecor-0-plugin-1-gtk:i386 : Depends: libgtk-3-0t64:i386 (>= 3.19.12) but it is not installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt --fix-broken install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

░▒▓   ~   14:50  
❯ sudo dpkg --configure libgtk-3-0t64:i386
dpkg: error processing package libgtk-3-0t64:i386 (--configure):
 no package named 'libgtk-3-0t64:i386' is installed, cannot configure
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.27-2build1) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.17-2) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.36.0-1.1ubuntu3) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.39-0ubuntu8.6) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.12.0-4build2) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 libgtk-3-0t64:i386

░▒▓   ~   14:50  
❯ sudo apt purge libgtk-3-0t64:i386
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Package 'libgtk-3-0t64:i386' is not installed, so not removed. Did you mean 'libgtk-3-0t64'?
You might want to run 'apt --fix-broken install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 libdecor-0-plugin-1-gtk:i386 : Depends: libgtk-3-0t64:i386 (>= 3.19.12) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt --fix-broken install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

░▒▓   ~   14:50  
❯ sudo apt autoremove
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt --fix-broken install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 libdecor-0-plugin-1-gtk:i386 : Depends: libgtk-3-0t64:i386 (>= 3.19.12) but it is not installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt --fix-broken install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

░▒▓   ~   14:50  
❯ sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
Hit:1 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble InRelease
Hit:2 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-updates InRelease              
Hit:3 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-backports InRelease            
Get:4 https://repo.steampowered.com/steam stable InRelease [3,622 B]           
Hit:5 https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com stable InRelease          
Hit:6 https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/code stable InRelease               
Hit:7 https://packages.mozilla.org/apt mozilla InRelease                       
Hit:8 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-security InRelease               
Hit:9 https://packages.zorinos.com/stable noble InRelease                      
Hit:10 https://packages.zorinos.com/patches noble InRelease                    
Hit:11 https://packages.zorinos.com/apps noble InRelease                       
Get:12 https://mega.nz/linux/repo/xUbuntu_24.04 ./ InRelease [2,967 B]         
Hit:13 https://packages.zorinos.com/drivers noble InRelease                    
Hit:14 https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/zorinos/apps/ubuntu noble InRelease    
Hit:15 https://packages.zorinos.com/premium noble InRelease                    
Hit:16 https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/zorinos/drivers/ubuntu noble InRelease 
Hit:17 https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/zorinos/patches/ubuntu noble InRelease 
Hit:18 https://deb.tuxedocomputers.com/ubuntu noble InRelease
Hit:19 https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/zorinos/stable/ubuntu noble InRelease
Fetched 6,589 B in 3s (2,169 B/s)
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
3 packages can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see them.
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt --fix-broken install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 libdecor-0-plugin-1-gtk:i386 : Depends: libgtk-3-0t64:i386 (>= 3.19.12) but it is not installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt --fix-broken install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
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This one was the fix. ! that worked right away. i now have a working apt.

Thank you all

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