Can't install software

[spudthebinx]

I just installed Kubuntu Gutsy, it protmpet me to enable my ati driver which I did, but during the process the machine hung. I rebooted and now when I try to install any packages I get an error saying another process is using the packaging system database and to click yes to repair it. I do that and I get a crash window come up saying the adept installer has crashed. Any way to fix this please?

[Snowhog]

Re: Can't install software

For Gutsy Installations:

Open Adept Manager (K Menu | System | Adept Manger) and click on Adept | Manage Repositories. On the first tab, check all items (you don't need the last item checked unless you intend to download source files for compiling). On the Third-Party Software tab uncheck/delete the cdrom repository entry. Close the window. If Adept doesn't automatically fetch updates, click on Fetch Updates. You will now have access to the thousands of available packages. If you still have problems, open a console and type:

sudo dpkg --configure -a

Should fix the problem. If you still have 'errors', then:

To fix Adept errors:

Open a console and type:

sudo dpkg --configure -a

should fix it, else continue with

sudo apt-get clean

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install

[aniongap]

Re: Can't install software

Hi,

I have solved this:

 sudo /etc/init.d/acpid stop

 sudo dpkg --configure acpid