how to manually run

[bruiserdor]

Hi guys first try. When i go to synaptic packet manager i get a popup saying 'manually run "dpkg --configue -a" how do i do this ? thanks in advance Bruce!http://www.linuxmint.com/forum/posting.php?mode=post&f=90#

[cmost]

Hi! Can you please elaborate on your problem? What is it you were trying to do? What is the exact wording of the error. What version of Linux Mint are you using (i.e., Gnome, KDE, other and version 3.1, 4.0, etc.) Thanks!

[newW2]

The package management system - synaptic has two components: dpkg and APT. Synaptic knows there is a problem, so it is asking you to fix it by running "dpkg --configue -a" in a terminal window. That command needs to be run as root. So in a terminal enter:

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sudo dpkg --configue -a

[bruiserdor]

Hi guys thanks for the info , Im running mint 4 in gnome. I tried to run the fix you gave me but i dont think i ran it as a root. how do you run a terminal as "root" ? Bruce.

[cmost]

Simply open gnome-terminal and preface any commands you want to run as root with "sudo" (without the quotes). I hope this helps!

Example 1:
sudo dpkg --configue -a

The above referenced command will be run with root privileges since it is prefaced by the "sudo" command. You will need to enter your password to proceed.

Example 2:
sudo nautilus

The above referenced command will open a nautilus browser window as root. As before, you will be prompted for your password in order to proceed.

[bruiserdor]

Well thank you very much success i tried exactly the same fix yesterday no go this morning it worked !!! still have no idea what i did differently but it worked. once again thanks. Bruce

[newW2]

If you cant remember a command that you have used before just type in a terminal:
$ history
History will list all your previous commands