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    Angry Error: Waiting for other software managers to quit

    Ok, so I'm getting exactly the same error described here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...er/+bug/464020 and according to the people on there, doing "sudo dpkg --configure -a" fixes the problem...
    However when I try this I get
    dpkg: status database area is locked by another process
    I've tried restarting but that doesn't fix the problem...
    I'm still an Ubuntu newbie so any help is really appreciated, thanks!

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    Re: Error: Waiting for other software managers to quit

    try in terminal:
    sudo pkill apt
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    Re: Error: Waiting for other software managers to quit

    Quote Originally Posted by MelDJ View Post
    try in terminal:
    sudo pkill apt
    Ok, well that got rid of the error message at first but then I got the ddclient setup page in terminal when doing "sudo dpkg --configure -a".

    (I had been trying to set up ddclient with terminal before in order to automatically update my dynamic ip for OpenDNS but I didn't know what to put for the ddclient settings so I gave up on it.)

    I closed the window and now I get the same error (dpkg: status database area is locked by another process).

    Not being able to use the software centre isn't the biggest problem ever but it would be nice to be able to use it again...
    Last edited by lsk3993; March 20th, 2010 at 11:05 PM.

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    Re: Error: Waiting for other software managers to quit

    Maybe the real problem is setting up ddclient actually... perhaps that's what's preventing software centre from working since I never finished doing it?

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    Re: Error: Waiting for other software managers to quit

    BUMP, help please... anyone?

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    Re: Error: Waiting for other software managers to quit

    tried the command again and restart your computer?
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    Re: Error: Waiting for other software managers to quit

    Quote Originally Posted by MelDJ View Post
    tried the command again and restart your computer?
    Just tried it now, still not working

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    Re: Error: Waiting for other software managers to quit

    Sorry to have to bump this again but this is really becoming a nuisance now since I can't install or uninstall anything at the moment... I can't find a solution anywhere else, help please! I'm relying on you guys

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    Re: Error: Waiting for other software managers to quit

    Quote Originally Posted by lsk3993 View Post
    Ok, well that got rid of the error message at first but then I got the ddclient setup page in terminal when doing "sudo dpkg --configure -a".
    I suspect that correctly configuring ddclient is exactly the thing you should try. The man page of dpkg states that:
    Code:
    --configure package...|-a|--pending
    Reconfigure  an  unpacked  package.  If -a or --pending is given
    instead of package, all unpacked but unconfigured  packages  are
    configured.
    which gives me the suspicion that the bug is caused by unconfigured packages.

    EDIT: The bug report page also indicates that another possible cause is a messed up package cache. You may want to try:
    Code:
    sudo apt-get clean
    Last edited by Helkaluin; March 22nd, 2010 at 12:29 AM.
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    Re: Error: Waiting for other software managers to quit

    Quote Originally Posted by Helkaluin View Post
    I suspect that correctly configuring ddclient is exactly the thing you should try. The man page of dpkg states that:
    Code:
    --configure package...|-a|--pending
    Reconfigure  an  unpacked  package.  If -a or --pending is given
    instead of package, all unpacked but unconfigured  packages  are
    configured.
    which gives me the suspicion that the bug is caused by unconfigured packages.

    EDIT: The bug report page also indicates that another possible cause is a messed up package cache. You may want to try:
    Code:
    sudo apt-get clean
    Thank you so much! Running sudo apt-get clean and then sudo dpkg --configure -a worked perfectly. Thanks again!

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