dpkg was interrupted

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ekkli

dpkg was interrupted

Post by ekkli »

Hello ppl,

Yesterday had a fresh Nadia installation for the first time.

When I tried to install dropbox (by downloading rpm from here ), the download stopped at about 70% and couldn't complete it.
Since that time, the software center doesn't work, when I open it it says :
E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
E: _cache->open() failed, please report.

I tried this command in terminal and the last line in the output is this one :
Downloading Dropbox... 100%
and it doesn't do anything more.

Any idea how to fix this problem ?
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sujitnag

Re: dpkg was interrupted

Post by sujitnag »

now you can open your synaptic and re-install it.
ekkli

Re: dpkg was interrupted

Post by ekkli »

you mean synaptic package manager , right ?
not software manager.

how do I remove and then reinstall it ?
sujitnag

Re: dpkg was interrupted

Post by sujitnag »

open synaptic search & select your install s/w then re-install it or remove it ( not complete remove) then install.

as I know only one synaptic manager is present.
ekkli

Re: dpkg was interrupted

Post by ekkli »

What a mess ....
I thought you were saying to reinstall synaptic, not to reinstall dropbox.

Case solved after I understood your true meaning ...
I removed and then reinstall the software and it's fine now.

Thank you
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