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will not let me install updates

Asked by brianm

E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
When I try to install updates it says,only one soft ware managment is allowed to run at a time. you need to close aptitude orsynaptic.when I go to synaptic I get the message at the top of the page.I tried shuting down the computer that didnot work.I went to the command line and typed in the command 'dpkg--configure-a' it said no such command. HELP ME!

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Luca Ottaviano (blackbudda) said : 		#1

Did you type a space between the dashes?
Like this (replace underscore with a space):
  dpkg_--configure_-a
Cheers

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brianm (brian525) said : 		#2

tried this,got this message: requested operation requires superuser privilege
what now?

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Luca Ottaviano (blackbudda) said : 		#3

Ops...I forgot to tell you that's a superuser operation.
Type in a shell (the '$' sign is a normal shell, '#' is a root shell):
  $sudo dpkg --configure -a
you will be prompted for your password. Enter your login passwd and you should be done.
Cheers.

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PingunZ (pingunz-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#4

just type in console
:: sudo dpkg --configure -a
if that works,
:: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

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kuli-slo (gregor-marinic) said : 		#5

dpkg -i zablokiral,sudo dpkg --configure -a ne prime

...
"Apt-get (konzola, synaptic) zablokiral pri inštalaciji deb paketa (dpkg -i vmware-player_1.0.2-2_i386.deb )

Kako urediti situacijo."

Rešitev:

...manually change the status: sudo gedit /var/lib/dpkg/status...

Code:
Package; find packet.
Change status to: purge ok not-installed:

Status: purge ok not-installed

Then: apt-get update
bye
KULI

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