Q) What is this error message (dpkg was interrupted)?

[Glen Lee]

Many thanks for the prompt answer.
I just uninstalled it, but it seems there are still some more issues (see
below)
What would be the best bet to install 'eclipse' by resolving these problems?


thanks,
Glen


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glen at ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install eclipse sun-java6-jdk
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
  eclipse: Depends: eclipse-jdt but it is not going to be installed
           Depends: eclipse-pde but it is not going to be installed
  sun-java6-jdk: Depends: sun-java6-bin (>= 6.20dlj-1ubuntu3) but it is not
going to be installed
  sun-java6-jre: Depends: sun-java6-bin (>= 6.20dlj-1ubuntu3) but it is not
going to be installed or
                          ia32-sun-java6-bin (>= 6.20dlj-1ubuntu3) but it is
not installable
                 Recommends: gsfonts-x11 but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify
a solution).





On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 11:51 AM, IdleOne <oneidle at gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> On Mon, 2010-08-16 at 11:22 -0400, Glen Lee wrote:
> >
> >  Dear Ubuntu experts,
> >  I just converted from Windows to Linux and am trying to install a
> > software called eclipse.
> >  But I seem to fail to install this software and when I try to install
> > again after rebooting,
> >  I received the following error message:
> >
> >  E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure
> > -a' to correct the problem.
> >
> >
> >  Does anybody help me how to resolve this issue?
> >
> >  Thanks in advance,
> >  Glen
>
> run the command
>
> sudo dpkg --configure -a
>
> and that will try to re-install/configure the package again
>
> IdleOne
>
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