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Can't install system (16) upgrade Packages

Asked by John F Bush

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E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem. When I tried to do that, I get a return message stating I must have supervisory privilege!

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Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said : 		#1

duplicate of https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/709255

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Wim (launchpad-xs4all) said : 		#2

please enter the command as:

 sudo dpkg --configure -a

( it will ask your password, that is OK; it won't be show when typing it in; also OK )

SUDO runs the command as supervisor, so with all the rights to everything

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