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billgr17
April 4th, 2009, 08:49 PM
sysnaptic package manager doesnt open !!
it says :

An error occurred

The following details are provided:
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E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
E: _cache->open() failed, please report.
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what did i need to do ?
plz help
i cant install anything !!!!!!!!!!!

](*,)

Kevbert
April 4th, 2009, 08:58 PM
Please go to Applications-Accessories-Terminal and enter

sudo dpkg --configure -a
Enter your login password when prompted (it won't be displayed when you type it in).
If you get additional errors please post back.

billgr17
April 4th, 2009, 09:01 PM
it works again :)
thnx a lot man !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!