deb package error
As I was downloading "limewire" it froze. Restarted my computer and now I can't get into synaptic package manager. Get the following error:
E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
E: _cache->open() failed, please report.
How do I fix this? When I type the command in terminal it doesn't do anything.
Question information
- Language:
- English Edit question
- Status:
- Solved
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- Ubuntu dpkg Edit question
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- Solved by:
- marcobra (Marco Braida)
- Solved:
- 2008-09-07
- Last query:
- 2008-09-07
- Last reply:
- 2008-09-06
jacobS (jacsalomon) said : | #1 |
Try with:
sudo dpkg --configure -a
You need only to type the sudo dpkg --configure -a.
But i suggest you to type all the command below to fully upgrade your Ubuntu system.
Open a Terminal from the menu Applications-
sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get -f install
sudo apt-get --fix-missing install
sudo apt-get clean all
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo apt-get clean all
sudo apt-get autoremove
then please reboot your system, type
sudo reboot
give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter.
Hope this helps
Be sure you have java installed is required by Limewire or Frostwire...
Get the .deb packages from http://
and select open with gdebi.
Install it.
How to install Java
To install sun-java6
Be sure all software sources are selected under menu: System-
Then open a Terminal from the menu Applications-
sudo aptitude update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo aptitude install sun-java6-jre sun-java6-plugin
give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter.
and then select this as your default java jre with
sudo update-
Hope this helps
Nick Ellery (nick.ellery) said : | #4 |
Nick Ellery suggests this article as an answer to your question:
FAQ #52: “'dpkg --configure -a' problem when trying to run Synaptic”.
shiro (kla67) said : | #5 |
Thanks marcobra, that solved my question.