Error when installing any programs, help plox.

[tayg13]

Running Ubuntu 9.04. Im somewhat of a linux newbe, i have some idea of what I'm doing, but not that much. Anyway, i get the following error when attempting to install any packages, when installing through terminal, package installer, or auto installers:

E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
E: _cache->open() failed, please report.

I read something about a file corruption in some install dir, but who knows (hopefully you guys do).
Any help is greatly appreciated, since this problem has been preventing me from installing anything.

[tayg13]

Just open the terminal (appliocation<<Accessories <<Terminal)and type there

sudo dpkg --configure -a

Thanks, but i guess i should have mentioned that was the first thing i did.
It returns this.

dpkg: parse error, in file `/var/lib/dpkg/updates/0082' near line 1:
newline in field name `#padding'

my plan of action:
Navigate to dir, remove 0082?

[tayg13]

have you check /var/log/dpkg.log

I just used sudo rm -rf
I backed it up. It seems to have fixed the problem, but im not sure.
dpkg.log reads as follows:

2009-09-11 19:18:03 startup packages purge

theres another file, dpkg.log.1, but i cant open it (unable to read character coding?). It's followed by a file called failog, if any of that is important.