adept trouble

[Guest]

how do I "run" this dpkg --configure -a' I am a bit familiar with command line but not comfortable with it.

E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
E: Couldn't rebuild package cache

crashed on install and wont open database.
I thought it was because of the upgrade after I installed k but a clean install without upgrade is the same.

[RJ Hythloday]

Re: adept trouble

Have you tried this?

Close anything resembling Adept or Synaptic, open the Konsole and enter

sudo dpkg --configure -a

If it does not give errors, then continue with

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install

sudo apt-get autoclean

and you should be back in business.

[Snowhog]

Re: adept trouble

I thought it was because of the upgrade after I installed k but a clean install without upgrade is the same.

What version of Kubuntu did you install? Is Gutsy, then:
Open Adept Manager (K Menu | System | Adept Manger) and click on Adept | Manage Repositories. On the first tab, check all items (you don't need the last item checked unless you intend to download source files for compiling). On the Third-Party Software tab uncheck/delete the cdrom repository entry. Close the window. If Adept doesn't automatically fetch updates, click on Fetch Updates. You will now have access to the thousands of available packages. If you still have problems, open a console and type:

sudo dpkg --configure -a