Updates will not load
 

I attempted to load "updates this am and got a refusal message that reads " E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run "sudo dpkg -- configure -a" to correct the problem. I entered that info at the prompt and got some very confusing info, but no fix. Now what? I am running Ubuntu 9.10

what info ?

Update won't run
 

Here is the list of messages I get when I input the "sudo dpkg --configure -a"

Type dpkg --help for help about installing and deinstalling packages[*];
Use `dselect' or `aptitude' for user-friendly package management;
Type dpkg -Dhelp for a list of dpkg debug flag values;
Type dpkg --force-help for a list of forcing options;
Type dpkg-deb --help for help about manipulating *.deb files;
Type dpkg --licence for copyright licence and lack of warranty (GNU GPL)[*].

Options marked[*] produce a lot of output - pipe it through `less' or `more' !

I don't see the relevance that any of these actions provide for the problem at hand.

Good morning everyone! I figured out the problem. I had not paid enough attention to the spacing of the terminal input. When copied EXACTLY as the computer presented it - the updates began working again. Thanks for the quick comeback Repo. I'll be a more careful in the future. Linux is sooooo different than Windows, but a whole lot better. I just have a lot of learning to do.