> 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-us...@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!
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