Uh Oh - HOSED Upgrade - Deb - HOW to Recover ?

Just the latest upgrade for my Deb-derived distro (MX) and
suddenly getting evil evil messages about how the latest
kernel is missing dependencies and WON'T upgrade.

"
dpkg: error processing package linux-image-liquorix-amd64 (--configure):
  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of 
linux-headers-liquorix-amd64:
  linux-headers-liquorix-amd64 depends on 
linux-headers-7.1.5-2-liquorix-amd64 (= 7.1-7~mx23ahs); however:
   Package linux-headers-7.1.5-2-liquorix-amd64 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing package linux-headers-liquorix-amd64 (--configure):
  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
"

Never seen this with MX before. Waited a couple of
days to see if a fix was simply "late" - but no.
MX usually "Just Works".

Tried the usual junk-removal stuff. No good.
"--fix-missing", no good.

Now, fortunately, MX has a good 'custom ISO creator'
utility and I'd done a full image just maybe three
weeks ago. If I *must* I can make a thumb containing
that ... which WILL install. But that's kinda MAJOR.
Can copy my desktop and a few other things somewhere
and copy them back later. Then re-try the updates.

But that SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS !

"Dependency problems" ? Why not NAME it ???
Guess you're just "supposed to know" ...

Any advice here before I have to do The Nasty ???

Had a similar intractable update issue with Manjaro
a year ago - broken and would not be fixed. Had to
just HOSE it. Updates, esp "security" updates, are
very important these days - too many out to Get Us.

Plus, my MX is still WORKING. However the FUTURE
is unclear. NEED a 'future'.