Mager Adept Manager crash

[susanpenter]

I tried to run sudo apt-get update as Apt Manager crashes every time I touch it, I got a load of data and then it told me I needed to manually run the command mentioned above, when I did this it said
dpkg --configure -a
dpkg: requested operation requires superuser privilege

how do I get this as I really don't want to have to boot from the live cd and reinstall everything again. This is the second time I've had this crash and last time it took out my windows partition and I lost everything!! I now have Kubuntu installed on the whole disk but I'm in a vicious circle of being told there are packs to download installing these then being told there is a system upgrade installing this and then having Adept Manager crashing with this backtrace.

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[KCrash handler]
#6 0xffffe410 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
#7 0xb6613875 in raise () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
#8 0xb6615201 in abort () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
#9 0xb681f6e0 in __gnu_cxx::__verbose_terminate_handler ()
from /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6
#10 0xb681cf65 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6
#11 0xb681cfa2 in std::terminate () from /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6
#12 0xb681d0ca in __cxa_throw () from /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6
#13 0x0812b916 in ?? ()
#14 0x0812be8a in ?? ()
#15 0x0812bee8 in ?? ()
#16 0x0812c735 in ?? ()
#17 0x0812a22d in ?? ()
#18 0x08114379 in ?? ()
#19 0x080951ed in ?? ()
#20 0x0807378d in ?? ()
#21 0x0807408e in ?? ()
#22 0xb6e63893 in QObject::activate_signal () from /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#23 0xb71ef8ec in QSignal::signal () from /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#24 0xb6e83842 in QSignal::activate () from /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#25 0xb6e8b258 in QSingleShotTimer::event () from /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#26 0xb6dfaaf0 in QApplication::internalNotify () from /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#27 0xb6dfc91f in QApplication::notify () from /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#28 0xb75c0cd2 in KApplication::notify () from /usr/lib/libkdecore.so.4
#29 0xb6d8d209 in QApplication::sendEvent () from /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#30 0xb6ded53b in QEventLoop::activateTimers () from /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#31 0xb6da1d49 in QEventLoop:rocessEvents () from /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#32 0xb6e151ce in QEventLoop::enterLoop () from /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#33 0xb6e14fde in QEventLoop::exec () from /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#34 0xb6dfc699 in QApplication::exec () from /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3
#35 0x0806f75e in ?? ()
#36 0xb65ff050 in __libc_start_main () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
#37 0x0806f401 in ?? ()


Please explain simply, although a very experienced windows user this is a totally new ball game.
Thanks
Susan

[dibl]

Re: Mager Adept Manager crash

Try

sudo dpkg --configure -a

This command requires Super User (root) privileges to run.

[susanpenter]

Re: Mager Adept Manager crash

Thanks dibl I found your advice on my last post and it seems to be fixed!

[dibl]

Re: Mager Adept Manager crash

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Enjoy!