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Adrian Midgley wrote: > E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to > correct the problem. > lyrae:/dev# dpkg --configure -a > dpkg: failed to write status record about `java-common' to > `/var/lib/dpkg/status': Input/output error > > How do I retrieve that, please? Debian reference is your friend (did I mention how good it is). Section 6.3.4 cover dpkg status corruption http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/ch-package.en.html#s-recover-status Alternatively you may be able to purge and remove the problem package, rather than trying to recover the whole of status. Looking at the files in question is probably the first step. Why did it become corrupt. What caused the I/O error. File system issues? Disk space or disk problems? This isn't Fedora Core, corruption of the dpkg status is a rare event usually caused by Debian developers fiddling with things that shouldn't (possibly inclusion of dodgy third party packages?!), it isn't a designed in failure mode like "rpm" ;) -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html