Fix "E sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)" error

Fix "E sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)" error

February 11, 2021 1 min read 2 views 0 discussions
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    Today when I try to install NodeJS a new error occurs. I saw a variety of videos on YouTube to solve this problem and also searched Google, but the solution was not found. I am going to tell its solution in this article.


    dpkg error
    To fix this error just follow my steps:
    ┌──(mrdev㉿kali)-[~/]
    └─$ sudo mv /var/lib/dpkg/info /var/lib/dpkg/info_silet
    Now make a new directory:
    ┌──(mrdev㉿kali)-[~/]
    └─$ sudo mkdir /var/lib/dpkg/info
    ┌──(mrdev㉿kali)-[~/]
    └─$ sudo apt-get update
    ┌──(mrdev㉿kali)-[~/]
    └─$ sudo mv /var/lib/dpkg/info/* /var/lib/dpkg/info_silet
    ┌──(mrdev㉿kali)-[~/]
    └─$ sudo rm -rf /var/lib/dpkg/info/
    Now update your system:
    Now move all files in info directory:
    Now remove info directory:
    Now move again all files:
    ┌──(mrdev㉿kali)-[~/]
    └─$ sudo mv /var/lib/dpkg/info_silent/ /var/lib/dpkg/info

    In this way, you can solve this error.

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