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Asked by Ian Humphrey

I had the E:dpkg was interupted problem and found a google solution that updated mu Java and cured that problem.
I then restarted after sucessguuly getting three days worth of updates through Update Manager but found that although Synaptic would open there were no program showing in the package list when all was selected. It did tell me that 1872 packages were installed (too many I know but I am new to Unbuntu) so how do I now fix Synaptic so I can find more programs to try?

I did look at the close relevant messages and the FAQ but could not find anything I thought was relevant.

Ian

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jetbundle (mbrane) said : 		#1

did you check out whther "sudo apt-get update" works (and then "sudo apt-get upgrade" )? can you add programs with "sudo apt-get install [the name of the package]"?

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ahowell (alan-howell) said : 		#2

try:
sudo update-apt-xapian-index

This should rebuild the database.

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

Open a Terminal from the menu Applications → Accessories → Terminal and type:
(if the system ask you a password give your user password, you will not see nothing when you type it, then press enter)

sudo dpkg --configure -a

then to update and upgrade and also check pending or missing packages, still using terminal type:

sudo apt-get -f install
sudo apt-get --fix-missing install
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get autoremove

Then try to reinstall synaptic

sudo apt-get --purge --reinstall install synaptic

Hope this helps

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#4

Better...

Then try to reinstall synaptic

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get --purge --reinstall install synaptic

Hope this helps

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Ian Humphrey (ianhump) said : 		#5

Thanks marcobra, that solved my question.

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Ian Humphrey (ianhump) said : 		#6

I should like to thank the people who assisted with the solution.
I am a new user and insatiably curious which means I tend to break things. The expert assistance is much appreciated.