[Bug 1017257] Re: update-manager crashed with DistUpgrade.DistUpgradeCache.CacheExceptionLockingFailed in __init__(): 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?

[Tim]

@Mancy: Fresh install?

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Title:
  update-manager crashed with
  DistUpgrade.DistUpgradeCache.CacheExceptionLockingFailed in
  __init__(): 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?

Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  dropbox install error

  ProblemType: Crash
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: update-manager 1:0.164
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-1.1-generic 3.5.0-rc3
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-1-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.2.5-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sun Jun 24 14:06:00 2012
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/update-manager
  GsettingsChanges:
   
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64 (20120622)
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python3.2mu
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/update-manager --dist-upgrade
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
   TERM=unknown
  PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/update-manager', '--dist-upgrade']
  SourcePackage: update-manager
  Title: update-manager crashed with DistUpgrade.DistUpgradeCache.CacheExceptionLockingFailed in __init__(): 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?
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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