[NTLUG:Discuss] Error in packsge managers

[Ted Gould]

On Sat, 2008-10-11 at 05:58 -0700, Allen Meyers wrote:
> allen at allen-laptop:~$ dpkg --configure -a
> dpkg: requested operation requires superuser privilege
> allen at allen-laptop:~$
> 
> Do not have a clue about this superuser privilege. What must I do?
> Please advise and thanks

Run:

  $ sudo dpkg --configure -a

You will be prompted for your password, enter it, and dpkg will rebuild
it's database.

		--Ted