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Old 11-28-2009
Vim: Warning: Output is not to a terminal
I'm using Debian, connected via SSH using Putty, and trying to run the command:

PHP Code:
dpkg --configure -a 
to run a package that didn't complete due to my having to disconnect while it was running.

It gives this message:
PHP Code:
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of php5-dev:
 php5-dev depends on shtool; however:
  Package shtool is not installed.
dpkg: error processing php5-dev (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Setting up libapache2-mod-php5 (5.2.6.dfsg.1-1+lenny3) ...
Vim: Warning: Output is not to a terminal 
And then stops, and I can't press anything. The only way to get out of it is to disconnect putty and log in again. Then obviously if I run the same command, it does it again and I have to disconnect again.

I can't run any other dpkg installs while this package is only half installed, as if I run anything else using dpkg it tells me that the database is already in use.

How do I fix it?
# 2  
Old 11-29-2009
can you try first this?
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apt-get remove php5-dev

# 3  
Old 11-30-2009
Thanks, I tried that but unfortunately:

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E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
root@2i15:~# E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
-bash: E:: command not found 
Any dpkg I run tells me that dpkg can't be run unless I first run dpkg --configure -a to complete the broken installation. Then if I do that, it gives the VIM error.
# 4  
Old 12-01-2009
don't you have locall access to the PC? if you do dpkg --configure -a locally it will solve the problem
 
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