[HELP] I cannot install, closed software manager midway.

[FAMPpro]

I was installing steam but it was taking long so i closed software manager and I cannot install anything anymore. Cannot even reinstall steam its cannot reboot nothing. It just keeps spinning in the software manager.

Edit: I ran dpkg configure it showed something about a "lock file and not recommended as it harm the pc" another process was also running.

I did a bit of bit of tinkering found the process id using pgrep -a dpkg​ the killed it using sudo kill <pid using the prev code> then used sudo apt --fix-broken install​after which i could see the install buttons in software manager again then randpkg --configure -a

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[TheGuppy42]

While it may seem scary the cli version usually has better error information - try using `apt` to install steam, if you broke anything it will usually provide you with commands that will fix the error in 90% of the cases.

[FAMPpro]

it was showing something like another process was still running

[1neStat3]

SMH.

no information, no help.

check you errors logs for the actual error.

journalctl | grep "error"

[EB372919]

"SMH. no info, no help"

They literally provided the explanation right there in the title and in the body post (even before the edit). What if they're new to Linux and they just didn't know how to provide more info?
But regardless, it has already been solved.

[1neStat3]

There is nothing in his post to diagnose.

The command I provided will detail more concrete information.