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meskalinn
July 18th, 2008, 05:21 PM
Hi, I hope someone could help me.
what should I do? I cannot install anything
nedime@meskalin:~$ sudo apt-get install mplayer
[sudo] password for nedime:
E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
nedime@meskalin:~$
avtolle
July 18th, 2008, 05:25 PM
From the command line
sudo dpkg --configure -a
Pumalite
July 18th, 2008, 05:25 PM
sudo dpkg --configure -a
meskalinn
July 18th, 2008, 10:02 PM
thank you so much, I am a new user as you see. thanks again
Pumalite
July 18th, 2008, 10:29 PM
Welcome and good luck!
sid2.0
July 23rd, 2008, 09:10 AM
sudo dpkg --configure -a
Hi all, I am new to Ubuntu as well and I had the same problem. I used this code and it worked for me as well so thanks..But I find my self asking Why? What dose this code do or fix? I have three units running Ubuntu and this was the fourth I have not run in to this before so just looking for the cause of this problem and what the code fixes.. Thanks
Sid~:)
lisati
July 23rd, 2008, 09:12 AM
Hi all, I am new to Ubuntu as well and I had the same problem. I used this code and it worked for me as well so thanks..But I find my self asking Why? What dose this code do or fix? I have three units running Ubuntu and this was the fourth I have not run in to this before so just looking for the cause of this problem and what the code fixes.. Thanks
Sid~:)
The command does some housework on the files used by apt-get (and other processes used to install stuff).
iaculallad
July 23rd, 2008, 09:20 AM
Hi all, I am new to Ubuntu as well and I had the same problem. I used this code and it worked for me as well so thanks..But I find my self asking Why? What dose this code do or fix? I have three units running Ubuntu and this was the fourth I have not run in to this before so just looking for the cause of this problem and what the code fixes.. Thanks
Sid~:)
For detailed explanation on what those options do with dpkg (--configure -a, and the dpkg utility as well), try to read the manual page of that command using the terminal:
man dpkg
sid2.0
July 23rd, 2008, 09:22 AM
The command does some housework on the files used by apt-get (and other processes used to install stuff).
Thanks lisati, I feel better now..:biggrin:
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