Database Locked

[[pavel]]

I receive a message that,

Another process is using the packaging system database (probably some other Adept application or apt-get or aptitude). Please close the other application before using this one.

The last time I was trying to install flash and the unsupported formats (it asked to insert kubuntu cd, then it started installing and ,suddenly, the installation broke. It said there was some mistake.

[Qqmike]

Re: Database Locked

You might try re-booting to see if it helps.

The recipe used around here has been the following:

Close all windows that have anything to do with installing packages, open your Konsole, and enter
sudo dpkg --configure -a
then, one at a time
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install
sudo apt-get autoclean
sudo apt-get -f install This may be a “best” choice (?)
sudo apt-setup

It is common to get that error, btw.

[[pavel]]

Re: Database Locked

Naa. That does not help.

[Snowhog]

Re: Database Locked

Open a console shell and type:

ls -l /var/cache/apt/archives/lock

Copy and paste the result.

[[pavel]]

Re: Database Locked

-rw-r----- 1 root root 0 2007-11-11 16:14 /var/cache/apt/archives/lock

[Snowhog]

Re: Database Locked

Okay. The file looks normal (same as mine). Open a console shell and type:

sudo apt-get check

apt-get check
check is a diagnostic tool; it updates the package cache and checks
for broken dependencies.

This should run. If it does, copy and paste the results.

[[pavel]]

Re: Database Locked

I took it step further.

[left]pavel@PavelPC:~$ apt-get check
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?
pavel@PavelPC:~$ sudo apt-get check
Password:
E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
pavel@PavelPC:~$ dpkg --configure -a
dpkg: requested operation requires superuser privilege
pavel@PavelPC:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ubuntu-restricted-extras:
 ubuntu-restricted-extras depends on sun-java6-jre; however:
 Package sun-java6-jre is not installed.
dpkg: error processing ubuntu-restricted-extras (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly:
 gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly depends on liboil0.3 (>= 0.3.8); however:
 Package liboil0.3 is not installed.
dpkg: error processing gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 ubuntu-restricted-extras
 gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly
pavel@PavelPC:~$  [/left]

[Snowhog]

Re: Database Locked

Several packages are involved here:

sun-java6-jre
gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly depends on
liboil0.3

What version of *ubuntu are you using, Dapper, Edgy, Feisty, or Gutsy?
Your system is 32- or 64-bit?

[[pavel]]

Re: Database Locked

AMD Turion 64

Version 7.04

- How is it called? <--- I hope this answers the question about 32/64 bit system.

The Add/Remove program opens us, but it has problems with

gstreamer 0.10-plugins-ugly
ubuntu restricted extras.

The program wants to remove them, but it cant'.

[Snowhog]

Re: Database Locked

Okay, using Add/Remove programs isn't what you want to be using. Can you open Adept Manger and then Fetch Updates and Apply Changes, or do you still get an error?

[[pavel]]

Re: Database Locked

The programm is called adept installer. And yes, I can fetch updats and apply the changes, but I still get an error when I am trying to apply them.

[[pavel]]

Re: Database Locked

Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
 tremulous-data
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following extra packages will be installed:
 liboil0.3 sun-java6-bin sun-java6-jre
Suggested packages:
 sun-java6-plugin ia32-sun-java6-plugin sun-java6-fonts ttf-sazanami-gothic
 ttf-sazanami-mincho
Recommended packages:
 gsfonts-x11
The following NEW packages will be installed:
 liboil0.3 sun-java6-bin
The following packages will be upgraded:
 sun-java6-jre
1 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 15 not upgraded.
3 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/29.9MB of archives.
After unpacking 84.9MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Media change: please insert the disc labeled
 'Kubuntu 7.04 _Feisty Fawn_ - Release amd64 (20070417)'
in the drive '/cdrom/' and press enter

Media change: please insert the disc labeled
 'Kubuntu 7.04 _Feisty Fawn_ - Release amd64 (20070417)'
in the drive '/cdrom/' and press enter

Media change: please insert the disc labeled
 'Kubuntu 7.04 _Feisty Fawn_ - Release amd64 (20070417)'
in the drive '/cdrom/' and press enter

Media change: please insert the disc labeled
 'Kubuntu 7.04 _Feisty Fawn_ - Release amd64 (20070417)'
in the drive '/cdrom/' and press enter

[opie]

Re: Database Locked

Snowhog doesn't want you to use the simplified adept installer that you access through kmenu-add/remove programs

You need to be in the full adept manager application kmenu-system-adept manager.

Also, within adept manager, go to the adept menu - manage repositories - kubuntu software tab
and make sure that main, universe, restricted and multiverse are all checked.

Then you will be able to continue following the advice here.

[dibl]

Re: Database Locked

There's a problem with the Sun Java JRE packages on 64-bit Linux -- at least there was the last time I tried. There's a package in the 64-bit repos called "icedtea" that was recommended, but I tried it and the Java test web site still doesn't work for me. So that's one concern that I have about what I'm seeing here.

The other is, you need to open Kmenu>System>Adept Package Manager, and then choose "Adept>Manage Repositories" and click the "Third Party" tab, and then highlight the CD ROM line and click the "Remove" button to make it stop calling for the CD before anything else will happen.

Finally, in the console, (with Adept Manager closed) it looks like you might need to run

sudo dpkg --configure -a

and

sudo apt-get autoclean

to straighten out the package manager and empty the package cache.

Then you can run

sudo apt-get update

and

sudo apt-get install

to make sure you have the current versions of your packages.

[[pavel]]

Re: Database Locked

I cannot open Adept Manager =(

You will not be able to change your system settings in any way (install, remove or upgrade software), because another process is using the packaging system database (probably some other Adept application or apt-get or aptitude). Please close the other application before using this one.

And then I can see the window with the packages, but I can not click the menu options. (They are grey, the "unavailable" color)

pavel@PavelPC:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
Password:
dpkg: status database area is locked by another process
pavel@PavelPC:~$ sudo apt-get autoclean
E: Could not get lock /var/cache/apt/archives/lock - open (11 Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to lock the download directory
pavel@PavelPC:~$