Problems with Parrot OS(Debian flavor) - problem with 'fixing' dpkg - configure
by web4web from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5HANQ)
As background I have two PC's running Parrot OS, one running at a 'very secure' and one running at a quasi-normal security level. (Thus far I've really liked Parrot a lot, so much that I use it for the super secure stuff and fun/games and whatnot, just use two different PCs.)
On my 'quasi-regular' Parrot PC I'm having a problem with fixing dpkg. First off, on running 'check for updates' the message returned is that the computer is up to date. But when I go to run Synaptic Package Manager it won't run, telling I must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to fix an interruption problem with dpkg. So I open a root terminal (because it tells me that I have to run as a super user) and enter the command line text. The terminal appears to run something but it never seems to finish and I never get a cursor back. Last night I let it sit all night at that point, just in case it was loading something long, but alas, that made no difference. Eventually I close the root terminal (because there's nothing else I can do) and try Package Manager again but package manager reports the same error. Rebooting doesn't help either.
Also see attached images and thank you!
web4web
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On my 'quasi-regular' Parrot PC I'm having a problem with fixing dpkg. First off, on running 'check for updates' the message returned is that the computer is up to date. But when I go to run Synaptic Package Manager it won't run, telling I must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to fix an interruption problem with dpkg. So I open a root terminal (because it tells me that I have to run as a super user) and enter the command line text. The terminal appears to run something but it never seems to finish and I never get a cursor back. Last night I let it sit all night at that point, just in case it was loading something long, but alas, that made no difference. Eventually I close the root terminal (because there's nothing else I can do) and try Package Manager again but package manager reports the same error. Rebooting doesn't help either.
Also see attached images and thank you!
web4web
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