Running as superuser for normal use is dangerous, it contradicts the existence of using users with different safety levels. Ubuntu (thus gOS) does not even have a permanent super user, because of safety concerns. To execute a command as super user simply prefix the command with "sudo" (Super User DO). like this:
sudo dpkg --configure -a it restores the package managers state to good health, after a broken install. On 19 sep, 17:42, JustThePine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello > > I didn't know how to get to synaptic. I wanted to watch movies but > there were no codecs. People told me that VLC player will do the job. > Unfortunately it didn't. Then I tried to install some AC3 codecs > because I have sound interupts but system stop to respond on 78% or > something like that. I turn it off. Now, Synaptic doesn't work and I > can't install programs through terminal also. I get message like this: > > E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' > to correct the problem. > E: _cache->open() failed, please report. > > I write that command in terminal but then I receive a message that > only superuser can execute that command. How come I am not superuser > on my computer? How will I resolve this problem? Thanks in advance. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gOS Linux" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/goslinux?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
