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

[sunflash93]

Binary package hint: guile-1.8

this is what a message box popped up and said...

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

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Nov 18 19:30:48 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
ErrorMessage: package guile-1.8-libs is already installed and configured
Package: guile-1.8-libs 1.8.3+1-1
PackageArchitecture: i386
SourcePackage: guile-1.8
Title: package guile-1.8-libs 1.8.3+1-1 failed to install/upgrade: package guile-1.8-libs is already installed and configured
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-19-generic i686

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Thanks for your report.

The installation has failed because the previous upgrade session has been abruptly aborted.
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Unpacking pyth
Log started: 2008-11-18 19:30:30
7(Reading database ... 707  70705
^[[A^[[A^[[A^[[A^[[B^[[C^[[D^[[D^[[A^[[C^[[A^[[D^[[A^[[B159786 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing xaw3dg ...
dpkg: error processing libgmp3c2 (--configure):
 package libgmp3c2 is already installed and configured
dpkg: error processing guile-1.8-libs (--configure):
 package guile-1.8-libs is already installed and configured
dpkg: error processing kde-icons-oxygen (--configure):
 package kde-icons-oxygen is already installed and configured
dpkg: error processing kdelibs5-data (--configure):
 package kdelibs5-data is already installed and configured
dpkg: error processing libqt4-core (--configure):
 package libqt4-core is already installed and configured
dpkg: error processing libqt4-gui (--configure):
 package libqt4-gui is already installed and configured
dpkg: error processing libphonon4 (--configure):
 package libphonon4 is already installed and configured
dpkg: error processing libqt4-sql (--configure):
 package libqt4-sql is already installed and configured
dpkg: error processing libqt4-qt3support (--configure):
 package libqt4-qt3support is already installed and configured
dpkg: error processing libclucene0ldbl (--configure):
 package libclucene0ldbl is already installed and configured
=====

Could you please try to run the following command:
sudo dpkg --configure -a

and tell if this helps.

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future. To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to "New". Thanks again!

[Nick W (wattjnick)]

I recently installed Ubuntu 8.10 (installed within Windows XP) on an Asus Eee PC 1000 (10/30mb SSD, 1mb RAM). Opening Update Manager showed 301 updates available (278mb) and when proceeding gave exactly the above error messages.

Having consulted Keir Thomas' Pocket Guide & Reference (I am a complete Linux virgin, but happy with the old CPM & DOS command line), I manually ran:

sudo dkpg --configure -a

(working out the need for the sudo command took me a while !)

It worked and all the updates appear to have downloaded & installed successfully.