Bug#562879: [CRASH] Uncaught exception LockFailedException in /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/apt/cache.py:234

[peter@dharma.merseine.nu]

Package: python-apt
Version: 0.7.13.3
Severity: normal
File: /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/apt/cache.py



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- Exception Type: <class 'apt.cache.LockFailedException'>
- Exception Value: LockFailedException('Failed to lock /var/cache/apt/archives/lock',)
- Exception Origin: <BugHandler.Thread(PythonAptCommit, started)>
- Exception Traceback:
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.5/UpdateManager/BugHandler.py", line 89, in run
    threading.Thread.run(self, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/threading.py", line 446, in run
    self.__target(*self.__args, **self.__kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.5/UpdateManager/Backend/PythonApt.py", line 828, in thread_helper
    installProgress=install_helper)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/apt/cache.py", line 318, in commit
    res = self._fetchArchives(fetcher, pm)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/apt/cache.py", line 234, in _fetchArchives
    raise LockFailedException("Failed to lock %s" % lockfile)




-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (900, 'testing'), (500, 'oldstable-proposed-updates'), (500, 'oldstable'), (100, 'stable'), (30, 'unstable'), (10, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.30-2-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=nl_NL@euro, LC_CTYPE=nl_NL@euro (charmap=ISO-8859-15)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages python-apt depends on:
ii  apt [libapt-pkg-libc6.9-6-4. 0.7.25      Advanced front-end for dpkg
ii  apt-utils [libapt-inst-libc6 0.7.25      APT utility programs
ii  libc6                        2.10.2-2    GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libgcc1                      1:4.4.2-3   GCC support library
ii  libstdc++6                   4.4.2-3     The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
ii  lsb-release                  3.2-23      Linux Standard Base version report
ii  python                       2.5.4-4     An interactive high-level object-o
ii  python-central               0.6.14+nmu2 register and build utility for Pyt

Versions of packages python-apt recommends:
ii  iso-codes                     3.12-1     ISO language, territory, currency,
ii  libjs-jquery                  1.3.3-2    JavaScript library for dynamic web

Versions of packages python-apt suggests:
pn  python-apt-dbg                <none>     (no description available)
ii  python-gtk2                   2.16.0-1   Python bindings for the GTK+ widge
ii  python-vte                    1:0.22.5-1 Python bindings for the VTE widget