[Bug 647835] Re: Add option to wait for /var/lib/dpkg/lock to become free

[Hugo Osvaldo Barrera]

** Also affects: apt (Debian)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

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Title:
  Add option to wait for /var/lib/dpkg/lock to become free

Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “apt” package in Debian:
  New

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: apt

  Today I was waiting for texlive-full to install when I discovered that
  I would also need texmaker. Also, I plan to add apt-get full-upgrade
  to my nightly crontab, but I don't want it to fail if I happen to be
  manually installing a package at the same time.

  For both of the above situations, it would be useful to have a
  command-line flag that wouldd make apt-get wait for /var/lib/dpkg/lock
  to become free, rather than giving up immediately. I suggest -w and
  --wait, since they're not being used for anything.

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