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

Bug #111056 reported by yariver
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Ubuntu
Fix Released
Undecided
Brian Murray

Bug Description

I have tried to install: "VirtualBox_1.3.8_Ubuntu_feisty_i386"
and while installing I got the message:
"only one software management tool is allowed to run at the same time
please close any other applications e.g "update manager"..."
then I restarted (maybe just a stupid windows habit) and tried again and I tried opening the add remove programs or the package manager and I got this message:
"E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
E: _cache->open() failed, please report."

What can I do?

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Apr 29 19:35:54 2007
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.04
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-panel
Package: gnome-panel 1:2.18.1-0ubuntu3.1
PackageArchitecture: i386
ProcCmdline: gnome-panel --sm-client-id default1
ProcCwd: /home/dad
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=he_IL:he:en_GB:en
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=he_IL.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-panel
Uname: Linux dad 2.6.20-15-generic #2 SMP Sun Apr 15 07:36:31 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux

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yariver (yariv-goldman) wrote :
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Rhys Mcdonough (rhysmc) wrote :

Have you run 'dpkg --configure -a'? if not do so and post the output

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yariver (yariv-goldman) wrote :

when I try to run it
it says I need to be super user for this
I tried a command named su
and wrote my user and password and it still would not work
:

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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote :

The correct usage of 'dpkg --configure -a' would be 'sudo dpkg --configure -a'. Have you tried this? Thanks again.

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yariver (yariv-goldman) wrote : Re: [Bug 111056] Re: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.

thanks it worked

On 6/12/07, Brian Murray <email address hidden> wrote:
>
> The correct usage of 'dpkg --configure -a' would be 'sudo dpkg
> --configure -a'. Have you tried this? Thanks again.
>
> ** Changed in: Ubuntu
> Assignee: (unassigned) => Brian Murray
>
> --
> dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to
> correct the problem.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/111056
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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote :

This bug report is being closed due to your last comment regarding this being fixed. Thanks again for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Feel free to submit any future bugs you may find.

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lorraine nelson (ladyplatinum012002) wrote :

dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem. i want to know how do i go about doing that

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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote :

lorraine - You can do this in a terminal window, which you can access by going to Ubuntu -> Accessories -> Terminal, and you will actually need to use the command 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' in that terminal. If you need more detailed help with doing this I recommend going to http://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/ . Thanks!

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joshua (joshua-durant) wrote :

brian i tried that and it loaded but nothing happened

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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote :

joshua - please provide as much information as possible when describing your issue. I'd like to know what exactly you tried, what loaded and what you mean by "nothing happened". Thanks!

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