Also - try 'sudo su' and put your password in.  When you have a hash
mark (#) at the end of the prompt, you're signed in as the root user.
Try running 'dpkg --configure -a' again from there.

George wrote:
> I have been trying, without success, to install Googleearth. When I
> tried to start the Synaptic package manager in order to remove the
> Googleearth package previously installed I received the following
> error message:
> 
> E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a'
> to correct the problem.
> 
> E: _cache->open() failed, please report.
> 
> 
> 
> Anyone else dealt with this? Is there a procedure for submitting a bug
> report?
> 
> Thanks, George
> 
> > 
> 

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