Re: "dpkg --configure -a" crashed the system
Thierry Chatelet <tchatelet@free.fr>:
> On Thursday 03 April 2008 18:39, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> > On Wed, Apr 02, 2008 at 06:51:49PM +1000, hce wrote:
> > >
> > > 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
> >
> > because the -a flag means "all", so every package gets reconfigured.
>
> The -a flags means that all packages not configured are (re)configured, not
> all packages on the machine.
Drat. It's getting so you need to read the manpage before answering a
question. Thanks.
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