Having problems updating....SOLVED!!

[smsmith]

you must manually run 'sudo dpkg -- configure -a' to correct the problem

This means you need to run that command in the terminal.

Press ALT+F2. In the run box, type terminal to open a console. Then type sudo dpkg --configure -a and when prompted, enter your password. Note that there is no space between -- and configure.

I am a very recent convert, one of those hideous windows users.

I'm sorry, what? You mean to say that everyone that uses Windows is hideous? I'm not following.

[DrHu]

I am a very recent convert, one of those hideous windows users. Just switched over to Mint 7 about two weeks ago. Every time I try to update I get the same message ----

How do you update, which program do you use mintupdate ?

Try..
sudo apt-get clean
sudo dpkg --configure -a
--or sudo apt-get install -f

apt-get --help, will show you the list of options avialble

• apt-get --help
  Usage: apt-get [options] command
  apt-get [options] install|remove pkg1 [pkg2 ...]
  apt-get [options] source pkg1 [pkg2 ...]
  Commands:
  update - Retrieve new lists of packages
  upgrade - Perform an upgrade
  install - Install new packages (pkg is libc6 not libc6.deb)

--you might also look at
sudo apt-get check
--look for broken packages