Manually typing error in terminal

BrianP_69 · 10-18-2022, 05:50 AM

Hi everybody.
I received a notification for an update but when I tried to update automatically, an error occurred.
E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
E: _cache->open() failed, please report.
I tried to type 'dpkg --configure -a' in terminal but command not recognized. I have tried several ways to type this but I am clearly missing a space, or adding a space etc. Can somebody point me in the right direction? I am running mint 21
Thank you in advance.

pan64 · 10-18-2022, 05:52 AM

would be nice to show us exactly what did you try and what's happened, otherwise extremely hard to catch a typo (or similar).
Did you make it as root?

BrianP_69 · 10-18-2022, 06:06 AM

Thanks pan.
I've screen shot some photos to clipboard of the issue but trying to work out how to post them.
I've got a lot to learn.

fatmac · 10-18-2022, 06:25 AM

Likely, you need to use sudo, as dpkg is a 'root' program.

BrianP_69 · 10-18-2022, 06:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fatmac

Likely, you need to use sudo, as dpkg is a 'root' program.

Please forgive my ignorance but how do I need to type it in terminal.

jkirchner · 10-18-2022, 08:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrianP_69

Hi everybody.
I received a notification for an update but when I tried to update automatically, an error occurred.
E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
E: _cache->open() failed, please report.
I tried to type 'dpkg --configure -a' in terminal but command not recognized. I have tried several ways to type this but I am clearly missing a space, or adding a space etc. Can somebody point me in the right direction? I am running mint 21
Thank you in advance.

Type:

Code:

sudo dpkg --configure -a

. You will be asked for your password.

BrianP_69 · 10-19-2022, 05:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jkirchner

Type:

Code:

sudo dpkg --configure -a

. You will be asked for your password.

Thanks so much.
I did as you said & it worked perfectly.
I really appreciate the help.