E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem. E: _cache->open() failed, please report.
Bug #299876 reported by
Cbgamer
This bug report was converted into a question: question #51921: E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem. E: _cache->open() failed, please report..
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Bug Description
I get the error
When I run update manager to update my 8.10 version I get:
E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
E: _cache->open() failed, please report.
I tried the solution:
sudo dpkg --configure -a
but I get a this error:
dpkg: parse error, in file `/var/lib/
field name `
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