adept database is locked

[Eric Jackson]

On 5/26/07, Terence Simpson <stdin at stdin.me.uk> wrote:
>
> Eric Jackson wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I just issued this command from the terminal.
> >
> > sudo aptitude install ubuntu-restricted-extras libxine-extracodecs
> gstreamer0.10-plugins-base gstreamer0.10-plugins-good \
> > gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad gstreamer0.10-pitfdll
> >
> >
> > I found that line here. http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:Feisty
> >
> > When I issued that command it was trying to install Sun Java. It put up
> an agreement or eula. I couldn't figure out how to continue.
> >
> >  It said okay at the bottom but I couldn't figure out how to get it to
> accept any input. I closed the window. I guess it wasn't
> > finished because now I can't do any updates.It says the database is in
> use by another program even after I've rebooted twice.
> >
> >
> > Anybody know how to unlock the database?
> >
> > Thanks for your help.
> >
> > Eric
> >
> >
> >
> To unlock the database you need to run this command:
> sudo fuser -vik /var/lib/dpkg/lock ; sudo dpkg --configure -a
>
> You will need to agree to the licence then, use the tab key to move to
> the "OK" button and press enter to continue. Then it will continue to
> install Java and the other packages you wanted.




Thanks for the information. I'll give it a try in a little while.

Eric

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