> jastiv@localhost:~/Programs$ sudo dpkg --configure -a > [sudo] password for jastiv: > Setting up initramfs-tools (0.85eubuntu36) ... > update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated) > > Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ... > update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.30.7-libre-fshoppe1 > Cannot find /lib/modules/2.6.30.7-libre-fshoppe1 > update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-2.6.30.7-libre-fshoppe1 > dpkg: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 > jastiv@localhost:~/Programs$ sudo apt-get -f install > E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to > correct > > the problem. >
basically what I did was this: sudo dpkg --configure -a (so I was root) then this when I got this message update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-2.6.30.7-libre-fshoppe1 > dpkg: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 I did this sudo apt-get -f install and went back to this E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct > the problem. ----- Original Message ---- From: Aurelien Desbrieres <ice.c...@gmx.com> To: gnewsense-users@nongnu.org Sent: Sun, February 13, 2011 4:34:12 PM Subject: Re: [gNewSense-users] broke package management (warning long) On Sun, 2011-02-13 at 13:05 -0800, Lori Nagel wrote: > For anyone interested in how I broke my package management in gNewSense (a > ubuntu derivative) > read on the terminal commands that I have tried. > I still do not understand what I did that led to it not working anymore. > > jastiv@localhost:~/Programs$ sudo apt-get install gtk-devel > [sudo] password for jastiv: > E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to > correct > > the problem. > > jastiv@localhost:~/Programs$ dpkg --configure You must execute the command in root # dpkg --configure -a Have fun & Be Free! _______________________________________________ gNewSense-users mailing list gNewSense-users@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnewsense-users