Locked admin directory ???

[Larry]

On 06/13/2010 10:24 AM, Basil Chupin wrote:
> On 14/06/10 01:13, Larry wrote:
>    
>> On 06/13/2010 09:48 AM, Basil Chupin wrote:
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>>      
>>> On 14/06/10 00:13, Larry wrote:
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>>>> On 06/13/2010 09:02 AM, Tom H wrote:
>>>>
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>>>>> On Sun, Jun 13, 2010 at 9:30 AM, Larry<larryesu at charter.net>      wrote:
>>>>>
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>>>>>            
>>>>>> I have a problem with not being able to install or even use apt-get
>>>>>> because I keep getting this...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 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?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Does anyone know how to kill this processor that seems to be still
>>>>>> open...???
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>              
>>>>> You have to be root or use sudo.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>>            
>>>> *Thanks, but I no that, when using apt-get or synaptic etc...But the
>>>> problem that I am having is I can not use either apt-get or synaptic
>>>> because something has it locked, why or what I have no-idea...This is
>>>> what I am trying to find out... ;-)
>>>>
>>>> Thanks again Larry
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>          
>>> Sounds like apt-get/synaptic is still trying to complete its work but is
>>> stuck and therefore is 'locked' until it completes its task.
>>>
>>> Do you reboot your computer or is it running 24/7? Rebooting may clear
>>> this lock. The easiest is to do the following otherwise one would need
>>> to go and find the "!lock" which is locking apt-get/synaptic - and I
>>> don't know where this could be without searching for it. (If you are
>>> using Firefox or Thunderbird you will find "!lock" in the /.FF or TB
>>> directory when either one is actually active.)
>>>
>>> Otherwise, at terminal do "sudo ps aux" and look to see which PID the
>>> still running apt-get or synaptic has been assigned (which is causing
>>> the lock)...and kill it (you know how don't you? with "kill xxxxx" or if
>>> it doesn't want to get deaded then use apocalyptic "kill -9 xxxxx" where
>>> "xxxxx" is the PID number of the still running apt-get/synaptic. Just
>>> make sure that you use the right PID number, and don't mistype it :-) .)
>>>
>>> BC
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>        
>> *Ok fella's, I am right now downloading Ultimate Edition 2.7, and one
>> does not need to be root, so I looked at ps aux, and don't see anything
>> either...My last resort is to reboot, to see if that will fix the locked
>> state...But not until my download has finished...
>>
>> I'll let you know afterwards...
>>
>> Thanks for the replies... ;-)
>>
>> Larry
>>
>>      
> Larry, you have totally confused the situation...You are downloading UE
> 2.7 and you expect synaptic/apt-get to work while this download is being
> done?!
>
>    
*   Yes I am downloading UE 2.7, all though I am NOT using neither, 
synaptic, nor apt-get,*
*I am using BitTorrent*...
> Or are you downloading UE 2.7 as a file download from the UE site and
> not as an upgrade to an existing installation of UE?
>    
*No as an ISO for installation later, if I so decide. I was thinking off 
asking,  if it is possible
    to upgrade from 2.6 too 2.7 without loosing what I now have...???*
> Please be specific about what you are doing.....Makes it difficult to
> help when the description of the playing field keeps changing.... :-( .
>
>
> BC
>
>    
*This is specific as I can be...Thanks BC ;-)

Larry
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