8.04

[billhh]

I am trying to download updates for ubuntu 8.04 and get the following error message:
E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg--configure -a' to correct the problem,
E:_cache-> open() failed, please report.

can anyone give me (simple) instructions on how I go about this?

[iaculallad]

I am trying to download updates for ubuntu 8.04 and get the following error message:
E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg--configure -a' to correct the problem,
E:_cache-> open() failed, please report.

can anyone give me (simple) instructions on how I go about this?

As the error message say's: just do the command below on your terminal:


sudo dpkg--configure -a

[sisco311]

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

sudo dpkg --configure -apress Enter, insert your password and press Enter again.

[Fidel82]

I am having the same problem and also getting the same message when I open synaptic package manager.
It seems to have happened when I activated the medibuntu repository in a failed attempt to get google earth working.

I tried running the command the error message gave (and suggested above) but it says

sudo: dpkg--configure: command not found

Help!

Cheers in advance.

[Joeb454]

There's a space between dpkg and --configure
sudo dpkg --configure -a