kubuntu 7.04 beta installs, but then Adept Updater/Manager fails to connect

[gregconquest]

I did a fresh installation of kubuntu 7.04 beta (alternate install) yesterday. The installation went OK -- including the partitioning. However, there were three problems:
1) Up popped an error message:
KDE Bluetooth Framework
Failed to connect to the SDP server.
. . . make sure that sdpd is running . . .
(I don't remember when this occurred - maybe after the first reboot)
2) During the first update attempt (not launched manually):
Could not commit changes -- Adept Updater
There was an error committing changes . . . problem downloading packages . . .
3) Manually launching Adept Manager:
Read Only Mode: Database Locked
You will not be able to change your system settings . . . because another process is using the packaging system database.

I've left kubuntu running for a couple of hours now after a reboot, and the update manager has not popped up. I just tried manually launching Adept Manager, but I get the same "Read Only Mode" message.

Am I going to have to wait for beta2 to be released and re-install? It seems my system can't connect and update. Is there some way of getting Adept to check for updates without launching Adept Manager?

Thanks,
Greg Conquest

[gregconquest]

Re: kubuntu 7.04 beta installs, but then Adept Updater/Manager fails to connect

Well, I got past that problem.

In Konsole (terminal), I ran:

sudo apt-get update

It returned:

E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to corrent the problem.

So I did (again in Konsole):

sudo dpkg --configure -a

The system checked itself for a few minutes. When it was finished, the little "update" icon began flashing. I clicked it, and the update went fine

Greg

[lowey23]

Re: kubuntu 7.04 beta installs, but then Adept Updater/Manager fails to connect

Goodonya, Greg. You sorted it yourself.

Sometimes it's not as hard as you think it is, just takes a little reading. (And taking a deep breath and trying something)