Help! Trying to update using update manager

[naught405]

I have an Asus Eee PC 1005HAB with unr 9.10. It works great except the update manager keeps trying to update but when I click install updates I get this error message right away
E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
E: _cache->open() failed, please report.


I tried going to terminal and typing in exactly 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' but that didn't do anything. Help, what do I do?

[Sef]

I tried going to terminal and typing in exactly 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' but that didn't do anything. Help, what do I do?

When you type in the command do not use the quotes. It should be like this:


sudo dpkg --configure -a

copy and paste the code in if you want.

[naught405]

uh, i do know how to enter commands...

[naught405]

Figured it out. It was simply a matter of running the command while the update manager was still open. I generally close windows I'm not working in on a netbook since I only have 1 screen and its small at that.