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add remove apps error

Asked by Terry Logie on 2007-09-02

Binary package hint: dpkg

Studio 7.04: Tried installing VirtualBox. Installer window open for 3 hrs. eventually re-booted system. Now add/remove apps give error: E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
E: _cache->open() failed, please report.

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2007-09-02
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2008-04-02

This question was originally filed as bug #136788.

Vojtěch Trefný (vojtech.trefny) said : #1

Thanks for reporting, but this not bug.
To solve your problem just open terminal (Applications→Accesories→Terminal) and use command "sudo dpkg --configure -a" (without quotation marks).

Vojtěch Trefný (vojtech.trefny) said : #2

Vojtěch Trefný suggests this article as an answer to your question:
FAQ #52: “Can't install new software and updates”.

mfauzirahman (mfauzirahman) said : #3

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