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Re: [Question #77977]: gnome-terminal can't run dpkg --configure -a refuse to grant superuser privilege and cache->open()failed

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From: Tom <question77977@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:49:32 -0000
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Question #77977 on dpkg in ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+question/77977

Tom proposed the following answer:
When sudo asks for a password it wants your normal user password, not
your SuperUser/Root one.

Err, i think you've already got this but just in case ... Please go up
to the top taskbar and click on

Applications - Accessories - Terminal

and into the terminal/command window/console type in

sudo dpkg --configure -a

and key in your normal user password.  If it gives you any output then
please copy & paste that into here so we can have a look at what's going
wrong.

Good luck and regards from
Tom :)

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