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deb package error

Asked by shiro on 2008-09-06

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.

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jacobS (jacsalomon) said : 		#1

Try with:

sudo dpkg --configure -a

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#2

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->Accessories->Terminal and type:

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

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Best marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#3

Be sure you have java installed is required by Limewire or Frostwire...

Get the .deb packages from http://www.frostwire.com/?id=downloads
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->Administration->Software source: Ubuntu software

Then open a Terminal from the menu Applications->Accessories->Terminal and type:

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-java-alternatives

Hope this helps

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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”.

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shiro (kla67) said : 		#5

Thanks marcobra, that solved my question.