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Gersoni
January 6th, 2010, 01:39 PM
Hello.

I installed Ubuntu some days ago. It is really great, so much better then Vista :)

But, Iīve got a small problem.

When I try to install/update software, I get the following error:


E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
E: _cache->open() failed, please report.It is very annoying, since I canīt install software now :(

Can someone provide me the solution?

Thank you in advance

howefield
January 6th, 2010, 01:49 PM
The solution is in the error, it is telling you what to do.

Open a terminal (Applications > Accessories > Terminal) and type


sudo dpkg --configure -a

Enter your password if prompted.

Gersoni
January 6th, 2010, 02:53 PM
The solution is in the error, it is telling you what to do.

Open a terminal (Applications > Accessories > Terminal) and type


sudo dpkg --configure -aEnter your password if prompted.

Of course I tried that, but it told me:


dpkg: parse error, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/updates/0020' near line 0:
newline in field name `'

What now?

Gersoni
January 8th, 2010, 11:28 AM
Please, anyone?