Re: "dpkg --configure -a" crashed the system
On Thursday 03 April 2008 18:39, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 02, 2008 at 06:51:49PM +1000, hce wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I ran following command and got an error.
> >
> > $ apt-get install lighttpd
> > E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a'
> > to correct the problem.
> >
> > I then ran the dpkg, and did not know why it went to call setting up
> > my ndas driver and then freezed my system. I have to pull the power
> > off to restart it.
>
> because the -a flag means "all", so every package gets reconfigured.
>
> now, as to why that might cause the system to crash, I don't know.
>
> A
The -a flags means that all packages not configured are (re)configured, not
all packages on the machine.
But no more than you about crashing the system.
Thierry
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