Problem with Synaptic Package Manager

[Mike Dugger]

That is the prompt I got which solved my "java install bug". You 
actually need to type in:

'sudo dpkg --configure -a' and then provide your password to get it to run.

That fixed the problem I was having. I hope it works for you too.

- Mike

Andrew P. Burgess wrote:
> When I try to open Synaptic Package Manager I get the following error 
> message:
>  
> E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' 
> to correct the problem.
> E:_cache->open() failed, please report.
>  
> I put 'dpkg --configure -a' into a terminal, and got this message:
>  
> dpkg: requested operation requires superuser privilege'
>  
> I'm pretty new to Linux, I'd appreciate help on figuring out what to 
> do. I'm running Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon as a virtual machine with VirtualBox.
> Thanks,
> Andrew