i have a problem with dpkg to configure...it says to run it manual
where do you go to run it

When it asks you to manually configure with command 'dpkg --configure
-a,' it really means you must type 'sudo' before the/ANY command! Go
to Applications>Accessories>Terminal, and type the command... BUT,
that pkg from Synaptic Pkg Mgr, is actually for developing, I think,
and unless you are developing, you don't need it installed... YOU DO
NEED 'dpkg' in Synaptics, however, which is required for your system
to run Ubuntu, and it will warn you that it will harm your system if
you try to remove it... what you don't need and can remove is
dpkg-dev, which is what the command to configure manually is about...
enlightenevolution

yea but where do you type the camand in at applications-place system i
dont know where to go to put the camand in thanks

You have to open a "terminal" and then type or copy the command in at the
prompt. Terminal is a programme under Accessories on the Main Menu.

ON DESKTOP: (UPPER LEFT) POINT AT APPLICATIONS
(and click on it), THEN POINT AT ACCESSORIES, THEN POINT AT TERMINAL,
CLICK ON IT, AND IT WILL BRING UP THE TERMINAL WINDOW FOR YOU TO TYPE
COMMANDS INTO IT.

yes i see how to get to the terminal but when i type in
dpkg--configure-a it says bad comand

The command line is exacting. You must have spaces and hyphens
and underscores completely perfect and in order to run a command...
Most people copy and paste their commands because it's faster than
typing them and potentially getting them incorrect... In Synaptic
Package Manager: Click System>Admin>Synaptic, where all the additional
software for Ubuntu is located. It's a HUGE list. Be careful what
you install at first or it will take a long time to install, and you
could make a big mess! (as I once did!) As far as I know, dpkg is
automatically installed with the Ubuntu Install. You don't need to
type the command if the dpkg package is already installed. You will
only want to install dpkg-dev from Synaptic Pkg Mgr, if you want to
use Debian commands in the terminal for installing and compiling other
outside software, but I am finding it complex... I believe your
command for the dpkg-dev installation command is: dpkg --configure -a
:INCLUDE THE SPACES... This will then allow you to copy and paste, or
type other commands to install software not found in Synaptic or
Applications/Add/Remove. rots-a-ruck, have fun with learning it...