E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run sudo dpkg --configure -a to correct it

Question

I am trying to run following command

$ sudo apt-get install cron

but it gives following error

E: dpkg was interrupted,

The error is asking you to run a command... Have you done it? — Katu, Aug 18 '15 at 07:08

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 18 '15 at 08:03

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The solution is simple and part of the full error message

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

Therefore

sudo dpkg --configure -a

and then

sudo apt-get install cron

answered Aug 18 '15 at 08:03

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