can't install software--can I fix missing dpkg?
- by user125272
New software can't be installed, because there is a problem with the software currently installed. Do you want to repair now?
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Package operation failed
The installation or removal of a software package failed.
Details => installArchives()failed:Could not exec dpkg!
Error in function
(synaptic:12725): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_child_watch_add_full: assertion 'pid > 0' failed
Could not exec dpkg!
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (100)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
sh: 1: dpkg: not found