apt-get not working getting an error installing just about any package

[Jim B]

I was trying to do an apt-get dist-upgrade but I get the following message
and I am actually getting this on several systems.

This installation run will require temporarily removing the essential
package e2fsprogs due to a Conflicts/Pre-Depends loop. This is often bad,
but if you really want to do it, activate the APT::Force-LoopBreak option.
-bash: E:: command not found
E: Internal Error, Could not early remove e2fsprogs
~# E: Internal Error, Could not early remove e2fsprogs

What is the best way to proceed I have seen some people have been doing the
following:


"/etc/apt/apt.conf" and putting in it the line:
    APT::Force-LoopBreak "true";

Jim
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