Whenever I try to apt-get install a package I get the message:
E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
So I run sudo dpkg --configure -a but then I always get stuck for very long on
Setting up libc-bin (2.27-3ubuntu1.2) ...
Full log:
user@dell:~$ sudo apt-get remove libc-bin
[sudo] password for user:
E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
user@dell:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
Setting up libc-bin (2.27-3ubuntu1.4) ...
I already tried several things:
- update and upgrade:
sudo apt-get update, 'sudo apt-get upgrade', same issue - Reinstall libc-bin with
sudo apt-get install --reinstall libc-bin, but it still only reminds me to run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' - download libc-bin deb package manually from https://packages.ubuntu.com/de/bionic/libc-bin and install it with
sudo dpkg --force-all -i libc-bin_2.27-3ubuntu1.2_amd64.deb, same error
Another idea would be to completely delete libc-bin package, but I read that in this case I would not be able to use my bash anymore... (Can I delete libc-bin?)
I am using Ubuntu 18.04.05 LTS (I considered an upgrade to 20.04 but for this I would need to run sudo apt-get upgrade again which raises the same error).
I will try again waiting for 2 hours, but I waited for at least an hour already.
– Bene Oct 27 '21 at 15:27