E: dpkg was interrupted

Hi Dave

That means there's a problem with the backend system that configures packages on your system. Specifically, it's been stopped half-way through doing something. What you'll need to do is to bring up a terminal (GNOME terminal in GNOME, or Konsole in KDE), and issue the command it gives you: "dpkg --configure -a" (without the quotation marks). That should sort it out.

This might be a wishlist request--when the package manager says that, maybe it should offer a button to click to do so, or even maybe just do it by itself. Are you using synaptic as your package manager?

Thomas

Thanks for your bug report. Fortunately, this issue is an easily fixable support question, and therefore it is being converted into a question, where you will be able to receive quick and easy support.

When I run the command as suggested, it says command not found aftyer entering the password as super user.
I love the new Ubuntu but this has badly let it down as nothing else can be installed.

John

Make sure there wasnt a typo, sudo dpkg -configure -a
This command will install the packages. Prsonaly I would use sudo apt-get upgrade it will automaticly finish the "broken" packages, Please post the output of the dpkg command also the upgrade command.please add the commands you ran

sudo dpkg -configure -a
bash: sudu: command not found

sudo apt-get upgrade
bash:sudu:command not found

What else am i sopposed to do to fix this problem... start over again ??

Dean: The command starts with sudo, not sudu. Copy and paste the following into your terminal:

sudo dpkg --configure -a

N.B. It needs two dashes for --configure: John's version doesn't work, unfortunately.

Ah yes sorry it was a typo

Restored invalid state.

Thank you it works perfect, No thanks to the dumbf*ck who mispelled sudo tho,,

There is no reason for this to be private or a security vulnerability.