'dpkg --configure -a' problem to configure

Thank you for reporting this. From your description it sounds like you have a question regarding dpkg, rather than a bug with the package itself. Therefore I'm converting your bug report into a question for now.

In the meantime, could you let us know exactly what you are trying to do and what output you get (the full error message including 'dpkg --configure -a' would be useful for us to diagnose where the problem is.

Regards,

Andy

The "dpkg --configure -a" is asked by the system when a previous update/upgrade process have not completely performed good, and it must run with "root" privileged administrative user.
Using the "sudo" command we can do a command as "root" user, and "dpkg --configure -a" need be run from root user.
After the "dpkg --configure -a" command i add all the usual commands (see below) you can run to be sure your system became fully upgraded.

Please also subcribe this bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/108601/

Typing the commands as sudo the system will ask you for a password, please give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter.

So please be sure your system is fully updated/upgraded with no pending packages or errors:

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 -P --force-all nameofpackage

sudo dpkg --clear-avail

sudo dpkg --configure --pending
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

Hope this helps

thanxs for the support.

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From: marcobra <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 2:13:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Question #61557]: 'dpkg --configure -a' problem to configure

Your question #61557 on yelp in ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/yelp/+question/61557

    Status: Open => Answered

marcobra proposed the following answer:
The "dpkg --configure -a" is asked by the system when a previous update/upgrade process have not completely performed good, and it must run with "root" privileged administrative user.
Using the "sudo" command we can do a command as "root" user, and "dpkg --configure -a" need be run from root user.
After the "dpkg --configure -a" command i add all the usual commands (see below) you can run to be sure your system became fully upgraded.

Please also subcribe this bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source
/update-manager/+bug/108601/

Typing the commands as sudo the system will ask you for a password,
please give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing
when you type it, then press enter.

So please be sure your system is fully updated/upgraded with no pending
packages or errors:

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 -P --force-all nameofpackage

sudo dpkg --clear-avail

sudo dpkg --configure --pending
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

Hope this helps

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Thanks marcobra, that solved my question.