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dpkg package

Update Manager unable to install 2 new updates.

Bug #134231 reported by Thomas Eales on 2007-08-23

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #140739: Apt segfaults on gutsy. Edit Remove

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	dpkg (Ubuntu)	Incomplete	Undecided	polopolo

Bug Description

When i try instil the 2 new updates, this message appears: E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
E: _cache->open() failed, please report.

and when i try run dpkg --configure -a it says i need superuser privileges

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polopolo (linux-debaat) wrote on 2007-08-23:

what if you do sudo dpkg --configure -a
?

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pivotter (pivotter) wrote on 2007-09-19:

That doesn't help, confirmed
Same as bug 141096.

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Sebastian Rode (sebastian-ro-deactivatedaccount) wrote on 2007-11-21:

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. You reported this bug a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. Is this a duplicate of bug 140739?

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Sebastian Rode (sebastian-ro-deactivatedaccount) wrote on 2007-11-21:

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 140739, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.