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Obeide
October 4th, 2009, 11:21 AM
Hi, my laptop is coming up with the following error message when I try to install updates.

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

can someone please explain in layman's terms what I am supposed to do?

Thanks

Partyboi2
October 4th, 2009, 11:33 AM
Hi, open a terminal (Applications>Accessories>Terminal) and type

sudo dpkg --configure -a

Obeide
October 4th, 2009, 12:31 PM
thank you all sorted :)

ecksesnohhz
October 31st, 2009, 10:52 AM
I keep getting the same message and I type in the command, then my password and nothing happens

samantha@Sammie:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
[sudo] password for samantha:
samantha@Sammie:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
samantha@Sammie:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
samantha@Sammie:~$

Partyboi2
October 31st, 2009, 11:58 AM
I keep getting the same message and I type in the command, then my password and nothing happens
Quote:
samantha@Sammie:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
[sudo] password for samantha:
samantha@Sammie:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
samantha@Sammie:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
samantha@Sammie:~$



Can you now install updates?