Problem with Synaptic Package Manager

[anthony baldwin]

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
you really have to do
sudo dpkg --configure -a
and then give your password.

/tony

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