Adept

[kenhzzz]

I am having a problem with ADEPT. When I opened it and downloaded a few progs it Locked up and now wont let me do anything, it keeps coming up with a warning like this.

Another process is using the packaging system database (probably some other Adept application or apt-get or aptitude). Please close the other application before using this one.

But i cant see any other app using it and doesent want to delete or open any files. I have tried removeing it and reinstalling it but it did it again.

does anyone know whats going on i Need help

Kenh

[scorp123]

Another process is using the packaging system database (probably some other Adept application or apt-get or aptitude). Please close the other application before using this one.

Did you reboot already? And the error still appears? Could you try to run an "sudo apt-get update" on the command line? Chances are there would be a verbose error message.

Regardless of this: I think you got a so called "lock" file somewhere lurking in your /var directory. The presence of that "lock" file tells 'apt': "hey wait, you can't touch the packages again now, you're already running!" ... except that it isn't true in your case. So the solution would probably be to remove that file. Can you please check if this file exists on your system?:
/var/lib/dpkg/lock

It should be zero bytes long and belong to 'root'. If it's there despite no instance of aptitude, adept, synaptic, apt or dpkg running then I'd say it's safe to remove it:

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sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/lock

Hope this helps.

[kenhzzz]

I did what you told me but it still doesnt work. there was a lock in that folder and I removed it and it just came back. I also did a search on the whole hard drive and found 10 more locks, do I remove them too or leave them be? Here is the list.


file:///home/kenh/.kde/share/apps/kabc/lock
file:///proc/sys/dev/cdrom/lock
file:///tmp/.wine-1000/server-801-22412e/lock
file:///usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.20-16-generic/include/config/lock
file:///usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.20-16/include/config/lock
file:///var/lock
file:///var/cache/apt/archives/lock
file:///var/lib/aptitude/lock
file:///var/lib/apt/lists/lock
file:///var/lib/dpkg/lock

I thank you for replying to my problem

Kenh

[scorp123]

/var/cache/apt/archives/lock
/var/lib/aptitude/lock
/var/lib/apt/lists/lock
/var/lib/dpkg/lock

Hmmm ... remove those listed above and then try again please. Don't touch the others not listed here, they are not relevant for this problem here.

[kenhzzz]

Same thing it just keeps coming back with the lock

Kenh

[scorp123]

Same thing it just keeps coming back with the lock

OK, remove them again please and please also reboot. After you removed those log files and after a reboot, what does it say precisely when you execute these commands in a terminal window? e.g.

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 sudo apt-get update

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 sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Do you still get any errors? If yes which ones? We need the precise output of what the terminal tells you. Error messages in terminals are usually more detailed than the stuff you'd get from gui programs....

If you don't get any error message then this means that the package management in fact works and that you rather seem to have a problem with 'adept' which we would need to investigate further.

[wondersa2]

so, if Adept crashed until installation new soft or updates, try this after reboot :

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 sudo apt-get update

and next

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 sudo dpkg --configure -a

try to start Adept now !

[Husse]

Scorp123 wrote

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sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

yes to solve the problem but no no no in Mint
It would upgrade with Ubuntu files not Minty ones and the result could be a mess
I have had a small "discussion" with Clem about the dist upgrade message in the updater and suggested that apt-get dist-upgrade be disabled in Mint

[fmj]

This code worked for me

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sudo dpkg --configure --pending

[LostOverThere]

I had this same problem a while back when I mistakenly added a non-deb repository to Adept. A similar problem could be happening here.

[kenhzzz]

The problem has been solved. Being new to linux I did'nt know that there was iteraction on loading the files. What was happening was some files were not finishing and that was locking Adept up and not letting me do any more.

I thank all of you for your help with out all of you we would be in trouble

Thanks again

Kenh