[Bug 770103] Re: update-apt-xapian-index crashed with DatabaseLockError in __init__(): Unable to get write lock on /var/cache/apt-xapian-index/index.2: already locked

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*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 764701 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/764701

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: apt-xapian-index (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  update-apt-xapian-index crashed with DatabaseLockError in __init__():
  Unable to get write lock on /var/cache/apt-xapian-index/index.2:
  already locked

Status in “apt-xapian-index” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: apt-xapian-index

  This error happened after a fresh-install of 11.04beta and I received
  this error during first-update. This is a vm machine in VMWare 7.1.4
  build-385536

  jraltemoos at ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-cache policy apt-xapian-index
  apt-xapian-index:
    Installed: 0.41ubuntu6
    Candidate: 0.41ubuntu6
    Version table:
   *** 0.41ubuntu6 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main i386 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
  jraltemoos at ubuntu:~$

  ProblemType: Crash
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: apt-xapian-index 0.41ubuntu6
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Sun Apr 24 19:59:22 2011
  ExecutablePath: /usr/sbin/update-apt-xapian-index
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta i386 (20110413)
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/sbin/update-apt-xapian-index --force --quiet
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF8
  PythonArgs: ['/usr/sbin/update-apt-xapian-index', '--force', '--quiet']
  SourcePackage: apt-xapian-index
  Title: update-apt-xapian-index crashed with DatabaseLockError in __init__(): Unable to get write lock on /var/cache/apt-xapian-index/index.2: already locked
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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