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When attempting to install any updates via Update Manager, I received this error message:



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



E: _cache->open() failed, please report.


I attempted to use the terminal but could not find the right command. Any ideas?



I ran the command: dpkg --configure -a and got this message back:



dpkg: error: requested operation requires superuser privilege


I'm running Linux Mint 18.1 "Serena".






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closed as off-topic by Byte Commander, wjandrea, N0rbert, Charles Green, karel Nov 13 at 23:46


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  • Can you check free space first on your file system? In terminal: df -h
    – S_Flash
    Nov 13 at 20:15












  • What would I be looking for?
    – Kevin Cascell
    Nov 13 at 20:34










  • Mint is not an official Ubuntu flavor. Please ask on Unix & Linux instead.
    – wjandrea
    Nov 13 at 20:35










  • You need find line with /' at end in result table. And left at this symbol you will see % value, For example /dev/sda1 232G 81G 139G 37% /` Available free space in this case 100%-37% =63% . I want to check is your File System have a free space and this value <100%.
    – S_Flash
    Nov 13 at 20:43










  • Yes, it is definitely <100%. I believe I still have 35%.
    – Kevin Cascell
    Nov 13 at 20:47















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When attempting to install any updates via Update Manager, I received this error message:



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



E: _cache->open() failed, please report.


I attempted to use the terminal but could not find the right command. Any ideas?



I ran the command: dpkg --configure -a and got this message back:



dpkg: error: requested operation requires superuser privilege


I'm running Linux Mint 18.1 "Serena".






updates error-handling







share|improve this question















closed as off-topic by Byte Commander, wjandrea, N0rbert, Charles Green, karel Nov 13 at 23:46


This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:


  • "This is not about Ubuntu. Questions about other Linux distributions can be asked on Unix & Linux, those about Windows on Super User, those about Apple products on Ask Different and generic programming questions on Stack Overflow." – Byte Commander, wjandrea, N0rbert, Charles Green, karel

If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.













  • Can you check free space first on your file system? In terminal: df -h
    – S_Flash
    Nov 13 at 20:15












  • What would I be looking for?
    – Kevin Cascell
    Nov 13 at 20:34










  • Mint is not an official Ubuntu flavor. Please ask on Unix & Linux instead.
    – wjandrea
    Nov 13 at 20:35










  • You need find line with /' at end in result table. And left at this symbol you will see % value, For example /dev/sda1 232G 81G 139G 37% /` Available free space in this case 100%-37% =63% . I want to check is your File System have a free space and this value <100%.
    – S_Flash
    Nov 13 at 20:43










  • Yes, it is definitely <100%. I believe I still have 35%.
    – Kevin Cascell
    Nov 13 at 20:47













up vote
0
down vote

favorite









up vote
0
down vote

favorite











When attempting to install any updates via Update Manager, I received this error message:



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



E: _cache->open() failed, please report.


I attempted to use the terminal but could not find the right command. Any ideas?



I ran the command: dpkg --configure -a and got this message back:



dpkg: error: requested operation requires superuser privilege


I'm running Linux Mint 18.1 "Serena".






updates error-handling







share|improve this question















When attempting to install any updates via Update Manager, I received this error message:



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



E: _cache->open() failed, please report.


I attempted to use the terminal but could not find the right command. Any ideas?



I ran the command: dpkg --configure -a and got this message back:



dpkg: error: requested operation requires superuser privilege


I'm running Linux Mint 18.1 "Serena".






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closed as off-topic by Byte Commander, wjandrea, N0rbert, Charles Green, karel Nov 13 at 23:46


This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:


  • "This is not about Ubuntu. Questions about other Linux distributions can be asked on Unix & Linux, those about Windows on Super User, those about Apple products on Ask Different and generic programming questions on Stack Overflow." – Byte Commander, wjandrea, N0rbert, Charles Green, karel

If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.




closed as off-topic by Byte Commander, wjandrea, N0rbert, Charles Green, karel Nov 13 at 23:46


This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:


  • "This is not about Ubuntu. Questions about other Linux distributions can be asked on Unix & Linux, those about Windows on Super User, those about Apple products on Ask Different and generic programming questions on Stack Overflow." – Byte Commander, wjandrea, N0rbert, Charles Green, karel

If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.












  • Can you check free space first on your file system? In terminal: df -h
    – S_Flash
    Nov 13 at 20:15












  • What would I be looking for?
    – Kevin Cascell
    Nov 13 at 20:34










  • Mint is not an official Ubuntu flavor. Please ask on Unix & Linux instead.
    – wjandrea
    Nov 13 at 20:35










  • You need find line with /' at end in result table. And left at this symbol you will see % value, For example /dev/sda1 232G 81G 139G 37% /` Available free space in this case 100%-37% =63% . I want to check is your File System have a free space and this value <100%.
    – S_Flash
    Nov 13 at 20:43










  • Yes, it is definitely <100%. I believe I still have 35%.
    – Kevin Cascell
    Nov 13 at 20:47


















  • Can you check free space first on your file system? In terminal: df -h
    – S_Flash
    Nov 13 at 20:15












  • What would I be looking for?
    – Kevin Cascell
    Nov 13 at 20:34










  • Mint is not an official Ubuntu flavor. Please ask on Unix & Linux instead.
    – wjandrea
    Nov 13 at 20:35










  • You need find line with /' at end in result table. And left at this symbol you will see % value, For example /dev/sda1 232G 81G 139G 37% /` Available free space in this case 100%-37% =63% . I want to check is your File System have a free space and this value <100%.
    – S_Flash
    Nov 13 at 20:43










  • Yes, it is definitely <100%. I believe I still have 35%.
    – Kevin Cascell
    Nov 13 at 20:47
















Can you check free space first on your file system? In terminal: df -h
– S_Flash
Nov 13 at 20:15






Can you check free space first on your file system? In terminal: df -h
– S_Flash
Nov 13 at 20:15














What would I be looking for?
– Kevin Cascell
Nov 13 at 20:34




What would I be looking for?
– Kevin Cascell
Nov 13 at 20:34












Mint is not an official Ubuntu flavor. Please ask on Unix & Linux instead.
– wjandrea
Nov 13 at 20:35




Mint is not an official Ubuntu flavor. Please ask on Unix & Linux instead.
– wjandrea
Nov 13 at 20:35












You need find line with /' at end in result table. And left at this symbol you will see % value, For example /dev/sda1 232G 81G 139G 37% /` Available free space in this case 100%-37% =63% . I want to check is your File System have a free space and this value <100%.
– S_Flash
Nov 13 at 20:43




You need find line with /' at end in result table. And left at this symbol you will see % value, For example /dev/sda1 232G 81G 139G 37% /` Available free space in this case 100%-37% =63% . I want to check is your File System have a free space and this value <100%.
– S_Flash
Nov 13 at 20:43












Yes, it is definitely <100%. I believe I still have 35%.
– Kevin Cascell
Nov 13 at 20:47




Yes, it is definitely <100%. I believe I still have 35%.
– Kevin Cascell
Nov 13 at 20:47










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In your terminal type:



sudo dpkg --configure -a


Copy any errors that appear with your mouse and post them into your question.



If no errors then try your original command again.




From Linux Mint forums this answer: Re: _cache->open failed. Cannot update.




Worked for me!



For everyone else who comes later the command to fix this issue is:



sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/* -vf






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    I ran this but when trying to update I am still getting same error message.
    – Kevin Cascell
    Nov 13 at 20:29






  • 1




    @KevinCascell Sorry I was half-asleep. Ive changed the answer to read: sudo dpkg --configure -a
    – WinEunuuchs2Unix
    Nov 13 at 20:34












  • Thanks, I will give that a go.
    – Kevin Cascell
    Nov 13 at 20:35










  • Ran it and got a long message:
    – Kevin Cascell
    Nov 13 at 20:37


















1 Answer
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active

oldest

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1 Answer
1






active

oldest

votes









active

oldest

votes






active

oldest

votes








up vote
1
down vote













In your terminal type:



sudo dpkg --configure -a


Copy any errors that appear with your mouse and post them into your question.



If no errors then try your original command again.




From Linux Mint forums this answer: Re: _cache->open failed. Cannot update.




Worked for me!



For everyone else who comes later the command to fix this issue is:



sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/* -vf






share|improve this answer



















  • 1




    I ran this but when trying to update I am still getting same error message.
    – Kevin Cascell
    Nov 13 at 20:29






  • 1




    @KevinCascell Sorry I was half-asleep. Ive changed the answer to read: sudo dpkg --configure -a
    – WinEunuuchs2Unix
    Nov 13 at 20:34












  • Thanks, I will give that a go.
    – Kevin Cascell
    Nov 13 at 20:35










  • Ran it and got a long message:
    – Kevin Cascell
    Nov 13 at 20:37















up vote
1
down vote













In your terminal type:



sudo dpkg --configure -a


Copy any errors that appear with your mouse and post them into your question.



If no errors then try your original command again.




From Linux Mint forums this answer: Re: _cache->open failed. Cannot update.




Worked for me!



For everyone else who comes later the command to fix this issue is:



sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/* -vf






share|improve this answer



















  • 1




    I ran this but when trying to update I am still getting same error message.
    – Kevin Cascell
    Nov 13 at 20:29






  • 1




    @KevinCascell Sorry I was half-asleep. Ive changed the answer to read: sudo dpkg --configure -a
    – WinEunuuchs2Unix
    Nov 13 at 20:34












  • Thanks, I will give that a go.
    – Kevin Cascell
    Nov 13 at 20:35










  • Ran it and got a long message:
    – Kevin Cascell
    Nov 13 at 20:37













up vote
1
down vote










up vote
1
down vote









In your terminal type:



sudo dpkg --configure -a


Copy any errors that appear with your mouse and post them into your question.



If no errors then try your original command again.




From Linux Mint forums this answer: Re: _cache->open failed. Cannot update.




Worked for me!



For everyone else who comes later the command to fix this issue is:



sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/* -vf






share|improve this answer














In your terminal type:



sudo dpkg --configure -a


Copy any errors that appear with your mouse and post them into your question.



If no errors then try your original command again.




From Linux Mint forums this answer: Re: _cache->open failed. Cannot update.




Worked for me!



For everyone else who comes later the command to fix this issue is:



sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/* -vf







share|improve this answer














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edited Nov 13 at 20:33

























answered Nov 13 at 20:14









WinEunuuchs2Unix

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    I ran this but when trying to update I am still getting same error message.
    – Kevin Cascell
    Nov 13 at 20:29






  • 1




    @KevinCascell Sorry I was half-asleep. Ive changed the answer to read: sudo dpkg --configure -a
    – WinEunuuchs2Unix
    Nov 13 at 20:34












  • Thanks, I will give that a go.
    – Kevin Cascell
    Nov 13 at 20:35










  • Ran it and got a long message:
    – Kevin Cascell
    Nov 13 at 20:37














  • 1




    I ran this but when trying to update I am still getting same error message.
    – Kevin Cascell
    Nov 13 at 20:29






  • 1




    @KevinCascell Sorry I was half-asleep. Ive changed the answer to read: sudo dpkg --configure -a
    – WinEunuuchs2Unix
    Nov 13 at 20:34












  • Thanks, I will give that a go.
    – Kevin Cascell
    Nov 13 at 20:35










  • Ran it and got a long message:
    – Kevin Cascell
    Nov 13 at 20:37








1




1




I ran this but when trying to update I am still getting same error message.
– Kevin Cascell
Nov 13 at 20:29




I ran this but when trying to update I am still getting same error message.
– Kevin Cascell
Nov 13 at 20:29




1




1




@KevinCascell Sorry I was half-asleep. Ive changed the answer to read: sudo dpkg --configure -a
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Nov 13 at 20:34






@KevinCascell Sorry I was half-asleep. Ive changed the answer to read: sudo dpkg --configure -a
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Nov 13 at 20:34














Thanks, I will give that a go.
– Kevin Cascell
Nov 13 at 20:35




Thanks, I will give that a go.
– Kevin Cascell
Nov 13 at 20:35












Ran it and got a long message:
– Kevin Cascell
Nov 13 at 20:37




Ran it and got a long message:
– Kevin Cascell
Nov 13 at 20:37



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