Adept competing process problem

[brombo]

When I try to run adept to install a package I get the message "Another process is using the packaging system database". This proabably happened when I tried to install Java and tried to abort the installation partway through. The question is, how do I find out what this process is and how do I kill it?

[Snowhog]

Re: Adept competing process problem

If Adept won't restart after a package install and
reports:
"Another process is using the packaging system
database (probably some other adept
application or apt-get or aptitude)..."
Open a konsole and run the following:
sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get autoremove
sudo apt-get autoclean
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install

[Fenyx]

Re: Adept competing process problem

Um... you actually only need either of two commands:

sudo dpkg --configure -a

or

sudo apt-get -f install

You only need the second one if the first doesn't work. Also be careful of running "sudo apt-get autoremove" and always check what will be removed by that command.

[Snowhog]

Re: Adept competing process problem

Point taken. Why initiate a 'full assault' when a carefully placed single-shot may fix the problem.

What then, would be the 'preferred' solutions a user would want to attempt, in order, when Adept balks at wanting to run?

[Fenyx]

Re: Adept competing process problem

What then, would be the 'preferred' solutions a user would want to attempt, in order, when Adept balks at wanting to run?

1. One of the two commands we both gave
2. There is on-going work on a script/applet that will try to resolve such errors, presenting the user with a dialog box asking what to do. I think this will be included in 7.10 release.

[Snowhog]

Re: Adept competing process problem

Thank you. I've updated my notes.