problems with update manager

Asked by robert fowler

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

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Ian Ace (iaculallad) said :
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Open your terminal and do what the command tells you to do:

sudo dpkg --configure -a

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Sam_ (and-sam) said :
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Sam suggests this article as an answer to your question:
FAQ #52: “'dpkg --configure -a' problem when trying to run Synaptic”.

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