Complete noob question!

[mpj88]

My first time using linux i'm using ubuntu 8.10. Ive somehow managed to not install an update properly and now whenever i try to add a program it says please fix broken packages first. I went into synaptic package manager and there is nothing listed in the "broken" section. Any suggestions? Thanks

 

[brummie]

have you tried

'sudo apt-get -f install'

While your there try

'sudo apt-get moo'

 

[mpj88]

sorry but were do i put/type/search that?
terminal?

 

[mpj88]

came up with 0 on everything
lol with the "mooed"

 

[brummie]

Click "applications" on the top right of your screen
Go into "Accessories" and click "teminal"

In that box copy and paste the command without the ' '
Press enter
Enter your password

See how you get on

 

[mpj88]

done done and done as above just said 0

 

[Septh]

I had a problem the other day where it had downloaded the packages and was installing them, but I stupidly hit the power button on my UPS and it all turned off, when it turned back on it moaned at broken packages and said to run (in a terminal)...
sudo dpkg --configure -a
To sort it out, which basically makes it install all the packages it had downloaded I think, it fixed it.
What happens if you just do
sudo apt-get update
In terminal? Normally it gives you the command to run to fix it...

 

[Outcast]

I had a problem the other day where it had downloaded the packages and was installing them, but I stupidly hit the power button on my UPS and it all turned off, when it turned back on it moaned at broken packages and said to run (in a terminal)...
sudo dpkg --configure -a
To sort it out, which basically makes it install all the packages it had downloaded I think, it fixed it.
What happens if you just do
sudo apt-get update
In terminal? Normally it gives you the command to run to fix it...

Indeed. I made a Tomboy note of that command when the same thing happened to me...Coz I know I'll forget it !!