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I tried to install google maps 4.2 and got this error message

Asked by millerxcrunning

Trying to install google maps 4.2 on ubuntu 8.04. I get this message in terminal: E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
What does this mean? -Thanks, Mike

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Ufuk (ufukkilicaslan) said : 		#1

The error means that installing packages was interrupted somehow and an error occured. You need to run "dpkg --configure -a" command. But you have to run this command as root. So run:

sudo dpkg --configure -a

enter your password, and it corrects the error.

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Dirk Freitag (unr3a1-r00t) said : 		#2

Like Ufuk just said, there was an interruption in the installation process. That command will fix it by essentially starting over the configuration of the install. And it should run without interruption and you will have no more problems.

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