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I am new to linux/Ubuntu. I got dpkg error message when I run 'sudo apt-get update':

$ sudo apt-get update
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security InRelease
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security Release.gpg
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.

Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/universe Translation-en_US
E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.

So, I ran 'sudo dpkg --configure -a', but it get stuck at "Setting up gconf2 (3.2.6-0ubuntu2) ..."

~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
Setting up python-aptdaemon (1.1.1-1ubuntu5.2) ...
Setting up unity-scope-home (6.8.2+14.04.20131029.1-0ubuntu1) ...
.
.
Setting up python-imaging (2.3.0-1ubuntu3) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.19-0ubuntu6.5) ...
Setting up gconf2 (3.2.6-0ubuntu2) ...

Could someone please advise what should be done to resolve this issue?

Thanks, Manish

manish sehgal
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To clarify @cnvzmxcvmcx's and @David's comments:

When sudo apt-get update appears to get stuck for a long time, you abort it and try again. The second time, it says that you need to run sudo dpkg --configure -a which shows it is stuck on a package.

For the OP, that package was gconf2. For me it was something else (accountsservice).

What you do, is you can delete the package, e.g. sudo apt-get purge gconf2.

Once that package has been deleted, you can reattempt the sudo dpkg --configure -a and/or sudo apt-get update.

Stephen Quan
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