[Bug 840984] 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:
  I was installing on a new computer and was just updating the packages.
  I went away and when I got back the computer was locked. I unlocked it
  and saw this problem dialog. Btw I'm installing on an older SSD disk
  that might have disk errors?

  ProblemType: Crash
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: apt-xapian-index 0.41ubuntu6
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-7.39-generic 2.6.38
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-7-generic i686
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Sun Sep  4 14:50:49 2011
  ExecutablePath: /usr/sbin/update-apt-xapian-index
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta i386 (20110330)
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
  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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