[Bug 1270541] Re: [Feature Request] Automatic dpkg --configure -a

[Julian Andres Klode]

No, the files can exist and do not prevent APT from running. They exist
on *every* system, which obviously includes mine as well. And they are
not a problem. They do not prevent APT from doing anything. I explained
to you precisely how APT's locking works. Maybe you remember things
incorrectly.

And you did not say anything about reboots WRT to that anyway.

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Title:
  [Feature Request] Automatic dpkg --configure -a

Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  1) If /var/lib/dpkg/lock or /var/lib/apt/lists/lock is detected, ask if it is OK to remove these files before running apt-get.
  2) If package installation was disrupted (example: power was lost / system crash), it should automatically run sudo dpkg-reconfigure -a instead of prompting to run it manually.

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