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manually run dpkg --configure -a

Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2025 2:33 am
by CI-Iaz
Hi i am not very good with computers i am 70 years old & i keep getting this message when i try to do things like for instant do updates many thanks in advance for any help you can give me i have tried sudo apt update --fix missing & sudo apt install -- fix broken - E.dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run dpkg --configure -a to correct the problem,

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System:
  Kernel: 6.1.0-13-686-pae [6.1.55-1] arch: i686 bits: 32 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.1.0-13-686-pae root=UUID=<filter> ro quiet splash
    init=/lib/systemd/systemd
  Desktop: Xfce v: 4.20.0 tk: Gtk v: 3.24.38 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm v: 4.20.0 vt: 7
    dm: LightDM v: 1.32.0 Distro: MX-23.6_386 Libretto July 31  2023 base: Debian GNU/Linux 12
    (bookworm)
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: Acer product: AOD270 v: V1.04 serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: Acer model: JE01_CT serial: <superuser required> BIOS: Insyde v: 1.04 date: 01/12/2012
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT1 charge: 6.7 Wh (100.0%) condition: 6.7/24.4 Wh (27.6%) volts: 12.6 min: 11.1
    model: SANYO AL10A31 type: Li-ion serial: <filter> status: charging
CPU:
  Info: model: Intel Atom N2600 bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Saltwell built: 2011-13
    process: Intel 32nm family: 6 model-id: 0x36 (54) stepping: 1 microcode: 0x10C
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 2 tpc: 2 threads: 4 smt: enabled cache: L1: 112 KiB
    desc: d-2x24 KiB; i-2x32 KiB L2: 1024 KiB desc: 2x512 KiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 598 min/max: 600/1600 scaling: driver: acpi-cpufreq governor: ondemand cores:
    1: 598 2: 598 3: 598 4: 598 bogomips: 12767
  Flags: ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 ssse3
  Vulnerabilities:
  Type: gather_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected
  Type: l1tf status: Not affected
  Type: mds status: Not affected
  Type: meltdown status: Not affected
  Type: mmio_stale_data status: Not affected
  Type: retbleed status: Not affected
  Type: spec_rstack_overflow status: Not affected
  Type: spec_store_bypass status: Not affected
  Type: spectre_v1 status: Not affected
  Type: spectre_v2 status: Not affected
  Type: srbds status: Not affected
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel Atom Processor D2xxx/N2xxx Integrated Graphics vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI
    driver: gma500 v: N/A alternate: gma500_gfx arch: PowerVR SGX545 process: Intel 65nm
    built: 2008-10 ports: active: LVDS-1 empty: DP-1,DVI-D-1,VGA-1 bus-ID: 00:02.0
    chip-ID: 8086:0be1 class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: ALi WebCam type: USB driver: uvcvideo bus-ID: 1-3:3 chip-ID: 0402:7675 class-ID: 0e02
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.7 compositor: xfwm v: 4.20.0 driver: X:
    loaded: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa dri: swrast gpu: gma500 display-ID: :0.0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1024x600 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 270x158mm (10.63x6.22") s-diag: 313mm (12.32")
  Monitor-1: LVDS-1 model: AU Optronics 0x61d2 built: 2009 res: 1024x600 hz: 60 dpi: 117
    gamma: 1.2 size: 222x125mm (8.74x4.92") diag: 255mm (10") ratio: 16:9 modes: 1024x600
  API: OpenGL v: 4.5 Mesa 22.3.6 renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM 15.0.6 128 bits) direct-render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:27d8 class-ID: 0403
  API: ALSA v: k6.1.0-13-686-pae status: kernel-api tools: alsamixer,amixer
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.0 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse status: active
    2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin 4: pw-jack type: plugin
    tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
  Device-1: Realtek RTL810xE PCI Express Fast Ethernet vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI driver: r8169
    v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: 4000 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8136
    class-ID: 0200
  IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Broadcom BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter vendor: Foxconn driver: wl
    v: kernel modules: bcma pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 14e4:4727
    class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Realtek Bluetooth Radio type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8 bus-ID: 2-2:2 chip-ID: 0bda:8771
    class-ID: e001 serial: <filter>
  Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 2 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 3.0 lmp-v: 5.1
    sub-v: 8a6b hci-v: 5.1 rev: 9a9
  Info: acl-mtu: 1021:6 sco-mtu: 255:12 link-policy: rswitch hold sniff park
    link-mode: peripheral accept service-classes: rendering, capturing, object transfer, audio,
    telephony
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 298.09 GiB used: 251.16 GiB (84.3%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Western Digital model: WD3200BPVT-22JJ5T0 size: 298.09 GiB
    block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 3.0 Gb/s type: HDD rpm: 5400 serial: <filter>
    rev: 1A01 scheme: MBR
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 298.09 GiB size: 292.35 GiB (98.07%) used: 251.16 GiB (85.9%) fs: ext4
    dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 15 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
  ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 986 MiB used: 441.2 MiB (44.7%) priority: -2 file: /swap/swap
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 53.0 C mobo: N/A
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Repos:
  Packages: pm: dpkg pkgs: 2215 libs: 1080 tools: apt,apt-get,aptitude,nala,synaptic pm: rpm
    pkgs: 0 pm: flatpak pkgs: 0
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list
    1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-updates main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list
    1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
    2: deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security bookworm-security main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/flacon.list
    1: deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/Sokoloff/Debian_11 ./
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.list
    1: deb http://mxlinux.mirrors.uk2.net/packages/mx/repo/ bookworm main non-free
Info:
  Processes: 206 Uptime: 25m wakeups: 1 Memory: 985.8 MiB used: 787.8 MiB (79.9%) Init: systemd
  v: 252 target: graphical (5) default: graphical tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 12.2.0 alt: 12
  Client: shell wrapper v: 5.2.15-release inxi: 3.3.26
Boot Mode: BIOS (legacy, CSM, MBR)

Re: manually run dpkg --configure -a

Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2025 2:37 am
by Eadwine Rose
If you use QSI, use the copy for forum button. You can post code [code]code output here[/code]

You happened to remove a [ so that messed it up.


Have you run

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dpkg --configure -a
as it tells you?

Re: manually run dpkg --configure -a

Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2025 3:26 am
by CI-Iaz
if this is what you mean i tried it & this was the result, thanks for trying.
sudo apt dpkg --configure -a
E: Command line option --configure is not understood in combination with the other options

Re: manually run dpkg --configure -a

Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2025 3:29 am
by Eadwine Rose
It did not say "apt...." etc

It said

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dpkg --configure -a

Re: manually run dpkg --configure -a

Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2025 3:40 am
by CI-Iaz
$ dpkg --configure -a
dpkg: error: requested operation requires superuser privilege

Re: manually run dpkg --configure -a

Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2025 4:03 am
by Eadwine Rose
requested operation requires superuser privilege <-- follow that and repeat the command.


Please post the result in code tags. [code]code output here[/code]

Re: manually run dpkg --configure -a

Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2025 9:38 am
by siamhie
CI-Iaz wrote: Mon Jul 21, 2025 3:40 am $ dpkg --configure -a
dpkg: error: requested operation requires superuser privilege
Open a terminal and type this.

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sudo dpkg --configure -a

Re: manually run dpkg --configure -a

Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2025 11:11 am
by Stevo
That kernel has not been updated for a looooooooong time, either.

Re: manually run dpkg --configure -a

Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2025 11:43 am
by asqwerth
There is a Debian 11 repo enabled on this Debian 12/MX23 (32-bit) installation.

Re: manually run dpkg --configure -a

Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2025 1:24 pm
by thinkpadx
i have had that happen a few times in he past and the first time i was scracthing my head and behind --- heh heh --- and then i figured out use the 'sudo' with the appropriate command ---- dpkg --configure -a ------ and hit enter. package fixes or reinstalls itself - probablt upgraded version and it works after that.

i am in my 70s and basic re: linux commands. so i feel for you.

good luck!



p.s. isee you are rather new with 11 posts - so welcome. enoy MX!!!!!!