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dpkg--configure-a error

Asked by clay

when trying to download updates or codex i get an error that tells me i have to run 'dpkg--configure-a' manually. what does this mean and how do i do this? I have the same problem but no matter how I input the solution I get the reply file not found,I have tried it inside quotes ,with no quotes ,partly inside quotes ,hate to appear thick but could someone show me exactly how it should be input,I have only just found Linux so I am completely new to all of this

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Saša Bodiroža (jazzva) said : 		#1

Hello,

Launch Terminal and enter "dpkg-reconfigure -a". The other way would be to open Run Application dialog by pressing Alt+F2. Enter "dpkg-reconfigure -a" and check "Run in terminal". Click Run button.

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clay (cenestrad) said : 		#2

i am still getting the same message telling me the installer was interupted and that i need to run dpkg--configure-a manually

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Cesare Tirabassi (norsetto) said : 		#3

Saša answer is in principle correct, but you need to prefix the command with sudo, like:

sudo dpkg --configure -a

Note that there is a space in between dpkg and --configure and another between --configure and -a

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Saša Bodiroža (jazzva) said : 		#4

Cesare, I forgot about sudo...

clay, I hope Cesare's answer will solve your problem.

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RB (iphunter) said : 		#5

 Awesome!.. New to Ubuntu and was putting my box back together
while updating ( not to bright eh ? ) I glitched something and it would not
update with the error

E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a'
to correct the problem.

E:_cache->open() failed, please report.

Anyway ran the cure above and it is fixed.... Awesome OS with awesome support.. Thank~You!~

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gregorio Tejedor Delgado (g-tejedordelgado) said : 		#6

hello Clay,
I have the same problem, I do run dpkg --configure -a but the next thing I see is > do you guys know how to proceed from this point onwards?
Thanks,
Greg.

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abhishekmarshetty (abhishekmarshetty) said : 		#7

Hi and welcome to the forum. Run Applications-> Accessories -> Terminal and enter

sudo dpkg --configure - a

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