On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 11:23 PM, maybeway36 <maybeway36@...> wrote:

> Make sure dpkg is executable.
> [ -x /usr/bin/dpkg ];echo $?
> If it returns 0, it is. If not, run:
> sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/dpkg
> I don't know why that file wouldn't be executable, but it's worth a shot.
> -maybeway36

Hi, thanks for your suggestion, unfortunately dpkg is already executable.
I've noticed that a reboot temporarily fixed the problem (!)
Let's see if this persists.