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dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.

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This happened when I was installing Limewire when power went of.
E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
afrasia@afrasia-desktop:~$ sudo get-update
sudo: get-update: command not found
afrasia@afrasia-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get-update
sudo: apt-get-update: command not found
afrasia@afrasia-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get update
Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty Release.gpg [191B]
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty/multiverse Translation-en_US
Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty-updates Release.gpg [191B]
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty-updates/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty-updates/restricted Translation-en_US
Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty-security Release.gpg [191B]
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty-security/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty-security/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty-security/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty-security/multiverse Translation-en_US
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty Release
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty-updates Release
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty-security Release
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty/main Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty/restricted Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty/main Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty/restricted Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty/universe Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty/universe Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty/multiverse Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty/multiverse Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty-updates/main Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty-updates/restricted Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty-updates/main Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty-updates/restricted Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty-security/main Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty-security/restricted Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty-security/main Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty-security/restricted Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty-security/universe Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty-security/universe Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty-security/multiverse Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty-security/multiverse Sources
Fetched 3B in 9s (0B/s)

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Mathias Uebelacker (muebelacker) said : 		#1

Hello,

did you run dpkg --configure -a?

br
Mathias

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Mahyuddin Susanto (udienz) said : 		#2

hello,
it seem you not install broken program, if you remember the last program that installed in your system you can try $ sudo dpkg-reconfigure (your-programs), if same you can try $ sudo dpkg --configure -a

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Mahyuddin Susanto (udienz) said : 		#3

sorry this is correct response

it seem you install broken program, if you remember the last program that installed in your system you can try $ sudo dpkg-reconfigure (your-programs), if same you can try $ sudo dpkg --configure -a

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Mircea Deaconu (mirceade) said : 		#4

Learn speak English. OK?

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Bhavani Shankar (bhavi) said : 		#5

Hey.... relax man and try sudo dpkg --configure -a.

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