apt database locked

[Grumpy_Penguin]

On Thursday 12 October 2006 11:19 am, D. R. Evans wrote:
> > Actually all either of you had to do was go to /var/cache/apt/archives
> > and delete the file "lock"
> >
> > Then restart your apt front-end of choice, and all should be well.
>
> Yeah, I was sure it would be a lock file of some kind, but I had no
> idea where that lock file might be :-)
>
> I'm surprised thast grumpypenguin got it sorted out with a restart. I
> tried that and as I indicated, it didn't work for me.
probably because the malevolent linux god hates me ;-)

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