On Thursday 03 April 2008 18:39, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > On Wed, Apr 02, 2008 at 06:51:49PM +1000, hce wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I ran following command and got an error. > > > > $ apt-get install lighttpd > > E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' > > to correct the problem. > > > > I then ran the dpkg, and did not know why it went to call setting up > > my ndas driver and then freezed my system. I have to pull the power > > off to restart it. > > because the -a flag means "all", so every package gets reconfigured. > > now, as to why that might cause the system to crash, I don't know. > > A
The -a flags means that all packages not configured are (re)configured, not all packages on the machine. But no more than you about crashing the system. Thierry -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]