Adept database always locked

[OOzy Pal]

On 6/28/06, tudza <tudza at tudza.com> wrote:
> I am using a system originally Hedgehog upgraded to Dapper.
>
> Adept has worked since the update, but for the last week or two every time I try to use it I get a warning about the database being locked by another program.  I don't see and "apt" processes when I do a ps ax, so I'm either not seeing this other Aptitude/apt-get/adept type program or something else is going on.
>
> Suggestions?
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sudo rm -fr /var/cache/apt/archives/lock

I am not sure if the above path is correct. But you can look for the
lock file and remove.
or try

sudo rm -fr /var/lib/dpkg/lock

again not sure.
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