Update Issues.

[J216]

I'm having problems with the update manager. When it tries to download and install the updates, it tels me

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

When I run "dpkg --configure -a" in the terminal it tells me

"dpkg: requested operation requires superuser privilege"


How do I get the update or the privilege to manually update?

Thanks in advance for the help.

[howefield]

preface your command with sudo, eg

sudo dpkg --configure -a

It will ask for your password, and give you the rights to run the command.

[J216]

Thanks Again. I knew it was probably just something simple that I was or wasn't doing. But, I'm new to ubuntu. So, I get frustrated pretty easily.

[ucaru]

preface your command with sudo, eg

sudo dpkg --configure -a

It will ask for your password, and give you the rights to run the command.

This helped me as well. Thanks.