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Asked by kyleriv

i have been following questions about this already, but whenever i get to the terminal and type in "sudo apt-get install xserver-xgl" it tells me "E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem."
once i type "dpkg --configure -a" it says i need to have a superusers privilege. what does this mean? what do i do?

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Jim Hutchinson (jphutch) said : 		#1

Sounds like something got interrupted. Try running the command it suggests. In a terminal type

sudo dpkg --configure -a

Give your password when asked (it won't show anything as you type) and press enter. It should fix the package manager and then you can install anything else you want.

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Isak Frants (isakfrants) said : 		#2

Perhaps you should write "dpkg --configure -a" and see what happens?

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Kasper Meerts (kasperm-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#3

Your package database has been corrupted, so you'll have to reconfigure it manually.
Open a Terminal (Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal)
Now type:

sudo dpkg --configure -a

and press enter. It will ask for your password.
You might be asked a couple of questions, but generally, it safe just to say "Yes" or "Next".

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