Are you struggling to solve /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)? We’ll help you fix it.

Usually, this error happens when there is a problem with the package installer.

At Bobcares, we often receive requests to solve this error as part of our Server Management Services.

Today, let’s have a deep look at the various methods adopted by our Support Engineers to fix this error.

Causes of /usr/bin/dpkg error

Before getting detailed into the fixes, let’s discuss the main causes of the error.

As we all know, package installers track software, updates and so on. And corruption with these package installers often throws errors.

It can cause the failure of newly installed software. And, /usr/bin/dpkg is the dpkg package installer for Linux.

So, the corruption of the dpkg package will cause software installation failure. Thus, it returns the below error code.

How we fix /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) ?

Let’s now discuss how our Support Engineers fix this error easily.

There are different methods to fix it.

1. Reconfiguring the Package Database

Recently, one of our customers approached us with this error. On checking, our Support Engineers found the corruption of the package database.

This corruption mainly occurs due to some unnecessary interruption while installing the package.

So, we used the below command to reconfigure and repair it.

sudo dpkg ––configure –a

2. Using force install method

So, if the package installation fails, we use the below command

sudo apt-get install –f

The -f option indicates fix-broken. It repairs broken dependencies that occur when download interruption happens.

3. Removing the troublesome packages and post info files

Also, we can fix this error by removing the error causing software packages.

sudo apt remove package_name

Similarly, if we know the error causing package, then the installation files will be in the /var/lib/dpkg/info file.

Deleting these files manually will resolve the error easily.

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Conclusion

In short, the error “/usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)” occurs when there is corruption with the package installer. In today’s article, we discussed how our Support Engineers resolve this error easily for our customers.