Updates error log says E: dpkg was interrupted

[PeterV]

Hi

Just tried to download and install updates but got the following:

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Install Updates Error log
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Install Updates could not successfully download and install available updates.
Go to https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/ and paste the log below into a new or existing thread for assistance.

============ Log ===========

E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.


... should I just enter "dpkg --configure -a" into the terminal emulator, or is that just tooo obvious?

TIA!

[stevef]

You will need to prefix with 'sudo' as it requires elevated privilege.

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Code:

sudo dpkg --configure -a

You should be prompted for your password and it will run, then try upgrading again.

[PeterV]

Great thank you - I did that, and got a long list of update lines in the emulator window which ended with:

Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-firmware
linux-image-generic
linux-generic

Which I thought looked unpromising... but I ran updates again, which took ages but seems to have worked :-)

Cheers!