How To Fix The dpkg Interrupted Error In Linux? [Updated]

How To Fix The dpkg Interrupted Error In Linux? [Updated]

You will come across the dpkg error when you are using the apt-get command to install some packages or update existing software packages. If you have come across the dpkg interrupted error then we have a perfect solution for it.

dpkg is the primary package manager that is used to install, build, configure, or remove the Debian packages.  dpkg is mostly used in  Debian and Debian-based operating systems, like Ubuntu.

The basic  dpkg syntax command is:

dpkg [options] action

Dpkg commands example:

dpkg command to install the package:

dpkg -i package-name.deb

dpkg command to view and list all the installed packages:

dpkg -l

dpkg command to see the detail of the particular package.

dpkg -c packagename.deb

dpkg command to remove the installed package

dpkg -r package-name

How To Fix The dpkg Interrupted Error In Linux? [Updated]

When you are having errors related to dpkg then at first, it is suggested to run the following command to configure the dpkg.

dpkg –configure -a

sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/lock

sudo rm /var/cache/apt/archives/lock

cd /var/lib/dpkg/updates

sudo rm *

sudo apt-get update