Error Message When Trying To Install Updates On Ubuntu.

Akilias · 08-23-2008, 11:55 AM

Hello! So I just recently installed Ubuntu on my computer. I went up and clicked the updates button on the top bar of the screen, but then had to leave and wanted to put my computer away, yes I should have just let the updates load while I was gone, but when I closed the updater, I'm afraid some of the files were broken. Now when I try to install the updates I get an error message saying that I should manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' but this command seems to do nothing. Any help? Thanks.

matthewg42 · 08-23-2008, 12:19 PM

You should run this in a terminal (find the terminal from the application menu).

When you run it, what output does it produce?

amani · 08-23-2008, 12:38 PM

Do

# sudo dpkg --configure -a

# sudo apt-get check

in a terminal/console

Akilias · 08-23-2008, 12:39 PM

the terminal says it requires superuser privilege.

matthewg42 · 08-23-2008, 02:01 PM

You will need to enter the password of your primary user when prompted - that will give you superuser privilege. Don't forget the "sudo" before the rest of the command.