[ubuntu-za] Ubuntu error

[Dr. Johan P. Prinsloo]

Sudhashen Naicker wrote:
> Hi
>
> Yes that's normal when an installation is interrupted - u can run the recommended command without fear. 
>
> :-)
>
>
> ------Original Message------
> From: Dr. Johan P. Prinsloo
> To: Ubuntu South African Local Community
> ReplyTo: Ubuntu South African Local Community
> Sent: May 26, 2009 23:24
> Subject: [ubuntu-za] Ubuntu error
>
> I ran Synaptic and it wouldn't complete the downloads I requested. Now
> it came up with the following:
>
> E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure
> -a' to correct the problem.
> E: _cache->open() failed, please report.
>
> I'm not a techy and I have this particular kind of fear for the term "sudo"
>
> Any advice?
>
>   
Thank you Sudhashen (seems you never sleep?)

I ran the suggested sudo and this is what came up at the end:

Looks like we don't have an administrator set up yet.
Either this is your first time using Bugzilla, or your
administrator's privileges might have accidentally been deleted.

stty: standard input: Invalid argument

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