diff --git a/global/pre-tasks.d/010fix-package-manager b/global/pre-tasks.d/010fix-package-manager
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# dpkg frequently breaks with automatic reboots.
+# Make an attempt to get it back into working order.
+dpkg --configure -a