Problems with Update Manager (dpkg was interrupted)

Hello

This problem is appeared to be with command getopt and getopt is a part of the utils-linux package. So please install the package:

sudo apt-get install utils-linux

and reboot...

After reboot, Please do:

sudo dpkg --configure -a

Have a try and keep us informed

Regards

Bhavani Shankar.

Thanks, Bhavani.

I ran 'sudo apt-get install utils-linux', but got the same error: "E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem."

Now I can not even open the Synaptic Package Manager. Looks like I am having serious problems.

If you actually ran 'sudo apt-get install utils-linux', you should got: Couldn't find package utils-linux
The package name is util-linux

No, I did not put any ' in the command. I restarted my computer and ran:

sudo apt-get install utils-linux

again, and still got:

E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.

So frustrated...

Bump...anyone has a solution to fix this? It appears I can not use apt-get at all. And the Synaptic Package Manager is broken too..

I noticed Question #26400 referred to a very similar problem, and “sudo apt-get install utils-linux” solved it. But it does not work for me.

I also tried "sudo dpkg --configure -a && sudo apt-get -f install" and No luck...

Is there any other way to install utils-linux other that using apt-get? I think installing this package may solve the problem, but how can I manage to install it?

I thought that my previous post was clear enough:
the actual name of the package is util-linux.

Hi Pierre,

Thanks for the clarification. But the problem was that I could not even use apt-get. No matter what I put behind 'sudo apt-get install' , it just would not work.

I partially solved the problem by copying the file 'getopt' from other people to my /usr/bin. Now I can install updates and use Synaptic Package Manager.

But there still is something wrong. Now when I run sudo dpkg --configure -a, I get:

********************************************
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of realplay:
 realplay depends on libstdc++5 (>= 1:3.3.4-1); however:
  Package libstdc++5 is not installed.
dpkg: error processing realplay (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 realplay
**********************************************

I think this output is part of the original output. Is it something to do with realplayer? Or am I missing packages like libstdc++5?

Ok, I solved the last problem by doing:

sudo apt-get install libstdc++5

Now 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' returns:

*************************
Setting up realplay (10.0.9-0feisty1) ...
*************************

I really appreciate everybody's help.

Any information available to make this "sudo dpkg --configure -a" process automated?
To do it when occured. Sorry to use this as venue for a question. But this is a problem that needs to attention.
Many starting gnu/linux users comes across this issue and don't know how to deal with it.

Answers how to clear are on every forum, but most of the time users are lazy to search for the answer.

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

This message is not allowing me do anything - how to solve the issue.
How to run the command - i have been doing it thru application and terminal - but of no use - same message is displayed for all commands - kindly give your valuable suggestions

I got the same thing, I've been searching for hours, I actually got it working last time it did this to me! I am starting to get upset with Ubuntu!!

To get your system perfectly update and upgraded...

Open a Terminal from the menu Applications → Accessories → Terminal and type:

sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get -f install
sudo apt-get --fix-missing install
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get autoremove

then please reboot your system, type

sudo reboot

give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter.

Hope this helps