[SOLVED]Debian 8.1: can't process updates for udev & systemd

[Dandi]

I was trying to install recent updates, but apt-get couldn't do this. Here's the output I got:

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(Reading database ... 187979 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../udev_215-17+deb8u1_i386.deb ...
Failed to execute operation: Connection reset by peer

Message from syslogd@debian-LAPTOP at Jun  6 14:56:49 ...
 kernel:[357720.299647] systemd[1]: segfault at b87cf92c ip b765e480 sp bf872e60 error 4 in systemd[b762f000+130000]
Unpacking udev (215-17+deb8u1) over (215-17) ...
Failed to execute operation: Activation of org.freedesktop.systemd1 timed out
Failed to execute operation: Activation of org.freedesktop.systemd1 timed out
Failed to execute operation: Activation of org.freedesktop.systemd1 timed out
Failed to execute operation: Connection timed out
Failed to execute operation: Activation of org.freedesktop.systemd1 timed out
Processing triggers for systemd (215-17) ...
Failed to execute operation: Connection timed out
dpkg: error processing package systemd (--unpack):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.0.2-5) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 systemd
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Now I can't continue upgrading because every time it tries to finish the previous update and fails to process udev.

PS. I don't know if it's relevant, but while upgrading udev for the first time, my laptop switched to tty1 on its own. When I switched it back to graphic subsystem, it still was in process of upgrading udev or systemd and after all failed to finish.

[fireExit]

The first of my updates (in one of my VM's) went without problems; i will do the other systems next.

try

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apt-get -f install

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dpkg --configure -a

[Dandi]

Okay.
I finally rebooted, not without tricks though. Usual

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reboot

showed me an error (something about tasks and init scripts, I don't remember) and didn't want to do anything, so I had to use force reboot

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reboot -f

after which, fortunately, I was able to reinstall udev with just

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apt-get install udev

and then upgrade the rest of the packages.

[fireExit]

Thanks for sharing the solution