I have this same problem. when i tried to run sudo dpkg --configure -a it asked me for a password, but i couldn't enter text!
I was updating (update manager) when my computer froze before i got the error. -- E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem. E: _cache->open() failed, please report. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/289560 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs