I had not received a notification to update my system for quite some time.
When I tried to update, I received this message from synaptic (received the same message from the other 'software' app):
"E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
E: _cache->open() failed, cannot continue."
When I try to run in terminal, I get an error telling me I need 'superuser privilege.
I use the command: 'su' then enter my password, and I receive a authentication error.
I know my password ! I have set up dozens of Linux systems over the years and have always made my root password the same as my login password.
Any help would be sincerely appreciated.
System Info:
System:
Kernel: 6.1.0-23-amd64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0 Desktop: Cinnamon v: 5.6.8
tk: GTK v: 3.24.38 dm: LightDM Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: ASUSTeK product: VivoBook_ASUSLaptop E510MAB_L510MA v: 1.0
serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: ASUSTeK model: E510MAB v: 1.0 serial: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends
v: E510MAB.309 date: 05/15/2023
Battery:
ID-1: BAT0 charge: 6.8 Wh (46.9%) condition: 14.5/42.1 Wh (34.4%) volts: 11.8 min: 11.8
model: ASUSTeK ASUS Battery serial: N/A status: discharging
CPU:
Info: dual core model: Intel Celeron N4020 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Goldmont Plus rev: 8 cache:
L1: 112 KiB L2: 4 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 2273 high: 2496 min/max: 800/2800 cores: 1: 2496 2: 2051 bogomips: 4377
Flags: ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel GeminiLake [UHD Graphics 600] vendor: ASUSTeK driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-9
ports: active: eDP-1 empty: DP-1,HDMI-A-1 bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:3185
Device-2: Quanta USB2.0 VGA UVC WebCam type: USB driver: uvcvideo bus-ID: 1-5:3
chip-ID: 0408:3046
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.7 with: Xwayland v: 22.1.9 driver: X: loaded: modesetting
unloaded: fbdev,vesa dri: iris gpu: i915 display-ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96
Monitor-1: eDP-1 model: ChiMei InnoLux 0x15f5 res: 1920x1080 dpi: 142 diag: 394mm (15.5")
API: OpenGL v: 4.6 Mesa 22.3.6 renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics 600 (GLK 2) direct-render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: Intel Celeron/Pentium Silver Processor High Definition Audio vendor: ASUSTeK
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:0e.0 chip-ID: 8086:3198
API: ALSA v: k6.1.0-23-amd64 status: kernel-api
Server-1: PipeWire v: 0.3.65 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse status: active
2: wireplumber status: active
Server-2: PulseAudio v: 16.1 status: off (using pipewire-pulse)
Network:
Device-1: Realtek RTL8821CE 802.11ac PCIe Wireless Network Adapter vendor: AzureWave
driver: rtw_8821ce v: N/A pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: e000 bus-ID: 02:00.0
chip-ID: 10ec:c821
IF: wlo1 state: up mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
Device-1: IMC Networks Bluetooth Radio type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8 bus-ID: 1-4:2
chip-ID: 13d3:3557
Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 1 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 2.1 lmp-v: 4.2
sub-v: 8821
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 146.39 GiB used: 38.58 GiB (26.4%)
ID-1: /dev/mmcblk0 vendor: SanDisk model: X29128 size: 116.58 GiB serial: <filter>
ID-2: /dev/sda type: USB model: Multiple Card Reader size: 29.81 GiB serial: <filter>
Partition:
ID-1: / size: 105.99 GiB used: 19.81 GiB (18.7%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/mmcblk0p2
ID-2: /boot/efi size: 299.4 MiB used: 5.8 MiB (1.9%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/mmcblk0p1
Swap:
ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 8.03 GiB used: 39 MiB (0.5%) priority: -2 dev: /dev/mmcblk0p3
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 50.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 0
Repos:
Packages: pm: dpkg pkgs: 2491
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
1: deb http: //deb.debian.org/debian bookworm main non-free-firmware
2: deb-src http: //deb.debian.org/debian bookworm main non-free-firmware
3: deb http: //deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-updates main non-free-firmware
4: deb-src http: //deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-updates main non-free-firmware
5: deb http: //security.debian.org/debian-security/ bookworm-security main non-free-firmware
6: deb-src http: //security.debian.org/debian-security/ bookworm-security main non-free-firmware
7: deb http: //deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-backports main non-free-firmware
8: deb-src http: //deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-backports main non-free-firmware
Info:
Processes: 197 Uptime: 42m Memory: 3.65 GiB used: 2.73 GiB (74.9%) Init: systemd v: 252
target: graphical (5) default: graphical Compilers: gcc: 12.2.0 alt: 12 Client: Cinnamon v: 5.6.8
inxi: 3.3.26
When I tried to update, I received this message from synaptic (received the same message from the other 'software' app):
"E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
E: _cache->open() failed, cannot continue."
When I try to run in terminal, I get an error telling me I need 'superuser privilege.
I use the command: 'su' then enter my password, and I receive a authentication error.
I know my password ! I have set up dozens of Linux systems over the years and have always made my root password the same as my login password.
Any help would be sincerely appreciated.
System Info:
System:
Kernel: 6.1.0-23-amd64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0 Desktop: Cinnamon v: 5.6.8
tk: GTK v: 3.24.38 dm: LightDM Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: ASUSTeK product: VivoBook_ASUSLaptop E510MAB_L510MA v: 1.0
serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: ASUSTeK model: E510MAB v: 1.0 serial: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends
v: E510MAB.309 date: 05/15/2023
Battery:
ID-1: BAT0 charge: 6.8 Wh (46.9%) condition: 14.5/42.1 Wh (34.4%) volts: 11.8 min: 11.8
model: ASUSTeK ASUS Battery serial: N/A status: discharging
CPU:
Info: dual core model: Intel Celeron N4020 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Goldmont Plus rev: 8 cache:
L1: 112 KiB L2: 4 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 2273 high: 2496 min/max: 800/2800 cores: 1: 2496 2: 2051 bogomips: 4377
Flags: ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel GeminiLake [UHD Graphics 600] vendor: ASUSTeK driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-9
ports: active: eDP-1 empty: DP-1,HDMI-A-1 bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:3185
Device-2: Quanta USB2.0 VGA UVC WebCam type: USB driver: uvcvideo bus-ID: 1-5:3
chip-ID: 0408:3046
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.7 with: Xwayland v: 22.1.9 driver: X: loaded: modesetting
unloaded: fbdev,vesa dri: iris gpu: i915 display-ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96
Monitor-1: eDP-1 model: ChiMei InnoLux 0x15f5 res: 1920x1080 dpi: 142 diag: 394mm (15.5")
API: OpenGL v: 4.6 Mesa 22.3.6 renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics 600 (GLK 2) direct-render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: Intel Celeron/Pentium Silver Processor High Definition Audio vendor: ASUSTeK
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:0e.0 chip-ID: 8086:3198
API: ALSA v: k6.1.0-23-amd64 status: kernel-api
Server-1: PipeWire v: 0.3.65 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse status: active
2: wireplumber status: active
Server-2: PulseAudio v: 16.1 status: off (using pipewire-pulse)
Network:
Device-1: Realtek RTL8821CE 802.11ac PCIe Wireless Network Adapter vendor: AzureWave
driver: rtw_8821ce v: N/A pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: e000 bus-ID: 02:00.0
chip-ID: 10ec:c821
IF: wlo1 state: up mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
Device-1: IMC Networks Bluetooth Radio type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8 bus-ID: 1-4:2
chip-ID: 13d3:3557
Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 1 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 2.1 lmp-v: 4.2
sub-v: 8821
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 146.39 GiB used: 38.58 GiB (26.4%)
ID-1: /dev/mmcblk0 vendor: SanDisk model: X29128 size: 116.58 GiB serial: <filter>
ID-2: /dev/sda type: USB model: Multiple Card Reader size: 29.81 GiB serial: <filter>
Partition:
ID-1: / size: 105.99 GiB used: 19.81 GiB (18.7%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/mmcblk0p2
ID-2: /boot/efi size: 299.4 MiB used: 5.8 MiB (1.9%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/mmcblk0p1
Swap:
ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 8.03 GiB used: 39 MiB (0.5%) priority: -2 dev: /dev/mmcblk0p3
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 50.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 0
Repos:
Packages: pm: dpkg pkgs: 2491
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
1: deb http: //deb.debian.org/debian bookworm main non-free-firmware
2: deb-src http: //deb.debian.org/debian bookworm main non-free-firmware
3: deb http: //deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-updates main non-free-firmware
4: deb-src http: //deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-updates main non-free-firmware
5: deb http: //security.debian.org/debian-security/ bookworm-security main non-free-firmware
6: deb-src http: //security.debian.org/debian-security/ bookworm-security main non-free-firmware
7: deb http: //deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-backports main non-free-firmware
8: deb-src http: //deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-backports main non-free-firmware
Info:
Processes: 197 Uptime: 42m Memory: 3.65 GiB used: 2.73 GiB (74.9%) Init: systemd v: 252
target: graphical (5) default: graphical Compilers: gcc: 12.2.0 alt: 12 Client: Cinnamon v: 5.6.8
inxi: 3.3.26
Statistics: Posted by danielcombs — 2024-12-07 15:24 — Replies 5 — Views 163