#packages

apt "dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run dpkg --configure -a": finish what was started

Fix apt "E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run sudo dpkg --configure -a": run it, then fix what stops it: a full disk, broken packages or a failing script.

Beginner · 3 min read

Unable to locate package

Linux

apt "E: Unable to locate package": update, enable the component, or find its real name

Fix apt "E: Unable to locate package": run apt update, enable universe or contrib, find the right package name, add the vendor's repository, and handle Docker images.

Beginner · 4 min read

error while loading shared libraries

Linux

"error while loading shared libraries" and "GLIBC_2.xx not found": what the loader is telling you

Fix Linux "error while loading shared libraries: cannot open shared object file" and "version GLIBC_2.xx not found": use ldd, install the library, run ldconfig, rebuild.

Intermediate · 5 min read

E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend

Linux

"E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend": what is holding apt, and what to do

Fix "Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend" on Ubuntu and Debian: find the process holding it, wait safely, and repair an interrupted dpkg.

Beginner · 3 min read