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E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct - chrisculp43302 - 11-25-2014

ok.. while trying to install Chrome.. I did my system updates and now Im getting the message

E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
E: _cache->open() failed, please report.

And not sure where to go from here.. I am a new user of LL.. and quite lost.

Re: E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct - Valtam - 11-25-2014

Hi Chris, you can only run one software installer at a time. Open a terminal and do:

Code:
sudo dpkg --configure -a

this should fix it.

Re: E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct - chrisculp43302 - 11-25-2014

Thanks Jerry.. and didn't realise you had posted the fix for me.. Greatly appreciated!

new to this system.. and the site here..

Re: E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct - Valtam - 11-26-2014

No problem.

Re: E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct - N4RPS - 12-22-2014

Hello, Chris!

Welcome to Linux Lite. It really is so much more than just an operating system...

73 DE N4RPS
Rob