[Bug 1773438] Re: packagekitd is locking /var/lib/dpkg/lock

[Phillip Susi]

That is normal; it is manipulating the dpkg database.


** Package changed: gparted (Ubuntu) => packagekit (Ubuntu)

** Changed in: packagekit (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  packagekitd is locking /var/lib/dpkg/lock

Status in packagekit package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  root at ubuntu:~# apt dist-upgrade
  E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
  E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), is another process using it?

  root at ubuntu:~# fuser /var/lib/dpkg/lock 
  /var/lib/dpkg/lock:   2738

  root at ubuntu:~# ps aux
  USER       PID %CPU %MEM    VSZ   RSS TTY      STAT START   TIME COMMAND
  root      2738 12.4  0.5 491528 90328 ?        Ssl  21:02   0:19 /usr/lib/packagekit/packagekitd

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