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When trying to install a new application on Add Applications I Get ERROR!

Asked by thomstarnow

When trying to install a new application on Add Applications... It tells me :-

Unable to get exclusive lock
This usually means that another package management application (like apt-get or aptitude) already running. Please close that application first

I havent got another package management running.

I have super user privalages and if i go to synaptic package manager it gives me this error :-

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

But when I do manually run that code I get this :-

dpkg: requested operation requires superuser privilege

Please can someone help me!!!

Thom

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Carlo Vanini (silhusk) said : 		#1

try running
sudo dpkg --configure -a
this will ask you your password and run as root.

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lloyd (lloydsharons) said : 		#2

My xumbuntu runs well with firefox but when I downloaded Opera the problems started. When installation failed I went to Terminal and tried to access my root directory and my password is continually rejected. Therefore I cannot use terminal to install Opera. I tried a full re install but at no point did it ask for my superuser password. If I try running sudo dpkg --configure -a then I just get another prompt. What gives?

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Stephen Baker (mail4baker) said : 		#3

hi i get the same message : E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.

E: _cache->open() failed, please report.

how do i manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' ?

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kenneth david (kenneth-david) said : 		#4

hi i get the same massageE: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the probem
I try to run sudo 'dpkg --configure -a' in a terminal window

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nemesia (hneelu) said : 		#5

when i run sudo 'dpkg --configure -a' in a terminal window i get a message saying "dpkg:status database area is locked by another process"
Now what to do????
Kindly help

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MONODA (danyhaddad43) said : 		#6

You are getting this error because you interupted your last attempt to update your software or install something new. You should run "sudo dpkg --configure -a" to fix the problem. This did it for me.

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Udoy (udoy-ali) said : 		#7

Thank You. I went to applications>accessories>terminal

And then typed sudo dkpg --configure -a

That did it for me.

Thanx guys

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