Synaptic Package Manager and Software Updater Problem

[alanr4]

I am currently using Lubuntu 12.10 and I received the following message when starting Synaptic Package Manager:

E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
E: _cache->open() failed, please report.

I tried running the command 'dpkg --configure -a' in LXTerminal, however LXTerminal freezes and then I have to use the Off button to restart my system.

I have also tried to use Software Updater but that also freezes when checking for updates and my system then freezes.

Update: After rebooting many times over two days using the Off button, a Software Updater message eventually appeared asking me to reboot my system to allow the updates to take effect. The problem now appears to have sorted itself.

[ibjsb4]

Thats

sudo dpkg --configure -a

If its fixed, thats great. Try checking it out in terminal with this command:

sudo apt-get update

Get any errors?

[alanr4]

Many thanks for your advice, both these commands now work in LXTerminal.

[ibjsb4]

Something that may interest you

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Ap...nance_commands

And don't forget

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UnansweredPo.../SolvedThreads

And welcome to the forums