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Since the update today dpkg and apt are both broken, and when I try to use them it recommends running:

sudo dpkg -configure -a

which then starts 

configuring gconf2 (3.2.5-0Ubuntu2)

and just keeps on displaying this message without ever finishing it or giving any feedback at all. The same thing happens when I try to run the Update manager.

Tinay
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So I ran into a similar issue and it was hanging on /var/lib/dpkg/info/gconf2.postinst , which when I deleted I was able to configure the package.

Seth
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Holden
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To clarify @Holden's answer, if sudo dpkg --configure -a gets stuck on a package (e.g. gconf2) then you can delete the package with sudo apt-get purge gconf2. After doing so, reattempt sudo dpkg --configure -a.

After the updates have completed, you can choose to reinstall the package with sudo apt-get install gconf2.

Stephen Quan
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