HElp please dpkg --configure -a error

ok when i was doing apt-get upgrade after the packages started to unpack the power went out therefore the error above appeared after i rebooted and did the command again "dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem."

Pleas i need help with this TY

Then run dpkg --configure -a .

Originally Posted by l!nux ok when i was doing apt-get upgrade after the packages started to unpack the power went out therefore the error above appeared after i rebooted and did the command again "dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem." Pleas i need help with this TY

how do u manually run 'dpkg --configure -a', help would be nice?

Yo the advise given was correct,however since your a newbie duffmckagan should have mentnioned you need to open a terminal to do this.Open terminal
type dpkg --configure -a . Hope this helps. What distro are you running?
preg

Bumped up old post..eh

Bit bleary eyed early this morning when I put in my two cents,did not note how old post was!New to this forum.Just trying to help.
preg

Originally Posted by preg Yo the advise given was correct,however since your a newbie duffmckagan should have mentnioned you need to open a terminal to do this.Open terminal type dpkg --configure -a . Hope this helps. What distro are you running? preg

I am also a new user running ubuntu 8.10. But when I typed it in terminal it says it says
" requested operation requires superuser privilege"

tell me how to change my user into superuser

P.S I am the only user in os

Type "sudo" before the command; It will prompt you for your password; Enter your password and you will have superuser privileges.