when dpkg is broken it should auto repair itself

[Trevor Schauls]

Binary package hint: dpkg

Steps to reproduce: 1.Run a update 2. "Accidentally" press the power button once it starts to install. 3. Try to update again.
My bug is that dpkg should auto repair itself if it is broken. In other words auto run gksudo "dpkg --configure -A".

[Martin (martin615)]

Step 2 can be replaced with "update the system normally" or "install a package normally". It fails very often and requires the user to run "dpkg --configure -a" leaving them with a system they can't update or install any packages on.

[Martin (martin615)]

Btw, same thing with "apt-get install -f". Leaves the user with the same problem.

[aysiu (ubuntubugzilla-psychocats)]

At the very least, the error message should tell you to run

sudo dpkg --configure -a

instead of

dpkg --configure -a

which just tells you you don't have permission to run the command. It's silly. "You interrupted package management. Type in this command to continue." Okay I've typed the command. "I'm sorry. You don't have permission to type that command."

[Thomas Hotz (thotz-deactivatedaccount)]

Confirming because it affects several people.