Re: APT-GET PROBLEM
* On 2012 03 Jan 05:53 -0600, C.J. Adams-Collier KF7BMP wrote:
> On Mon, 2012-01-02 at 16:23 -0800, MJ Inabnit wrote:
> > On 01/02/2012 11:42 AM, Nate Bargmann wrote:
> > > * On 2012 02 Jan 13:12 -0600, Doug wrote:
> > >> Using Debian 6 and trying to load the lib type files and this is
> > >> what I get. Not sure
> > >> why and how to overcome it. the dpkg/lock file is empty. Can anyone
> > >> tell me what I
> > >> have missed or how I can fix this.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> root@ve5da:~# apt-get install libncurses5-dev -y
> > >> 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?
> > >> root@ve5da:~#
> > > Either another dpkg process is still running (ps ax | grep dpkg) or the
> > > lockfile was left behind when an instance of dpkg or apt-get crashed/was
> > > killed. If there is no dpkg or apt-get process running, it's probably
> > > safe to delete the lockfile and try again. The fact that the message
> > > indicates the lockfile is open leads me to think that a running process
> > > is still holding it open.
> > >
> > > 73, de Nate>>
> > >
> >
> > Also, you need to be root to use apt.
> >
> > 73 & gl om
> >
> > --
> >
> > wishing you well
> > Jaye, ke6sls--via the acer w/thunderchicken3
>
> Looks like Nate is root. maybe check whether there is another dpkg
> process running?
>
> $ ps auwx | grep dpkg
Not me, Doug, the OP.
:-)
73, de Nate >>
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