'Could not get lock' problems? (SOLVED)

[SCBrazil]

Hi,
I have been trying to install sun-java by using Konsole (1). My internet connection went down before it finished however and I am now getting the error message below at (2).
I did read around the forum and tried two suggestions that I found (3) and (4).
I tried again at (5) but get the same result back. As far as I know I do not have other package programs open.
Any suggestions please?
Thanks

1) ian@PC-Ian:~$ sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre

2) E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11 Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), is another process using it?

3) ian@PC-Ian:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
result) dpkg: status database area is locked by another process

4) ian@PC-Ian:~$ sudo killall apt-get apt aptitude adept synaptic
result) apt: no process killed
aptitude: no process killed
adept: no process killed
synaptic: no process killed

5) ian@PC-Ian:~$ sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11 Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), is another process using it?
ian@PC-Ian:~$

[dibl]

Re: 'Could not get lock' problems?

Close all running packages, and open a Konsole window.

sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/lock

sudo dpkg --configure -a

If there are no errors, then

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre

[SCBrazil]

Re: 'Could not get lock' problems?

Dibl,
I got the following from your suggestions.
Thanks for your time.

ian@PC-Ian:~$ sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/lock
[sudo] password for ian:
ian@PC-Ian:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
Setting up java-common (0.30ubuntu4) ...

Processing triggers for man-db ...
ian@PC-Ian:~$ sudo apt-get update
Hit http://br.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty Release.gpg
Ign http://br.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_US

Get:2 http://br.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates Release [49.6kB]
..................etc...............
Get:20 http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/multiverse Sources [14B]

Fetched 395kB in 19s (20.0kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done

ian@PC-Ian:~$ sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
sun-java6-jre: Depends: sun-java6-bin (= 6-13-1) but it is not going to be installed or
ia32-sun-java6-bin (= 6-13-1) but it is not installable
Recommends: gsfonts-x11 but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
ian@PC-Ian:~$ apt-get -f install
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13 Permission denied)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), are you root?
ian@PC-Ian:~$ sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
sun-java6-jre: Depends: sun-java6-bin (= 6-13-1) but it is not going to be installed or
ia32-sun-java6-bin (= 6-13-1) but it is not installable
Recommends: gsfonts-x11 but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
ian@PC-Ian:~$

[dibl]

Re: 'Could not get lock' problems?

Try

sudo apt-get install -f sun-java6-jre

[dibl]

Re: 'Could not get lock' problems?

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh (slapping head) -- the sun-java6-jre package requires you to accept their EULA, in the middle of the installation process. So watch for a pop-up window, in which you need to hit the Tab key to highlight "OK" or "YES" or whatever, and then press Enter, and then it will continue and finish the installation. Sorry, I was half asleep and didn't think of it.

[SCBrazil]

Re: 'Could not get lock' problems?

So THAT's what I did wrong. The Internet connection didn't go down after all. I got this screen that required an <ok> but couldn't get it to accept. I tried clicking on the <ok> and 'enter' etc but couldn't get it to move on and so reckoned the system must have hung and closed the terminal.
Nevertheless, I cannot get close to even that screen now as I get;

ian@PC-Ian:~$ sudo apt-get install -f sun-java6-jre
[sudo] password for ian:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
sun-java6-jre: Depends: sun-java6-bin (= 6-13-1) but it is not going to be installed or
ia32-sun-java6-bin (= 6-13-1) but it is not installable
Recommends: gsfonts-x11 but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

ian@PC-Ian:~$ apt-get -f install
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13 Permission denied)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), are you root?
ian@PC-Ian:~$

[SCBrazil]

Re: 'Could not get lock' problems?

I still have not managed to solve this one.
I did a search for 'java' in the Package Manager Add/Remove in System. It told me I have one broken package installed and to 'apply a broken filter to remove it'. Could anyone please tell me how to do this.
Is it possible to do it in a Konsole?
Thanks

[dibl]

Re: 'Could not get lock' problems?

sudo apt-get install -f

then, if necessary

sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre

and watch for the prompt to hit your TAB key and then press Enter.

[toad]

Re: 'Could not get lock' problems?

+ whenever you see this

E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open

you need to close all running packages, open a terminal and type:

sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/lock

It is a lock file so that no two programmes can mess with the packages at the same time.

[SCBrazil]

Re: 'Could not get lock' problems?

OK,
I resolved this without really trying to.
I looked for 'java' on the package manager 'add/remove'. I clicked on the version it listed and must have removed the problem version and installed a good one.
Everything seems to be working now.
Thanks for your time everyone.