[SOLVED] apt-get problem: don't know how to stop a sudo command

[colbobs]

Ubuntu / Kubunto8.04 Acer Aspire 1640 Related to another thread regarding bluetooth, I ran through a number of suggestions, one of which was to get ndiswrapper to see if it could tell me anything useful (to be honest I was grabbing at straws and have probably got myself in a bit of a mess).

So in konsole:


colbobs@colbobs-laptop:~$ apt-get upgrade
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?
colbobs@colbobs-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get install ndiswrapper-common
[sudo] password for colbobs:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
opensync-module-python python-libxslt1 libmp4v2-0 jabber libgnet2.0-0 libaccess-bridge-java python-rtfcomp libamrnb3 libamrwb3 python-tz recode python-dateutil libmozjs0d
python-opensync jabber-common librtfcomp0 convmv
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
Suggested packages:
ndiswrapper-source
The following NEW packages will be installed
ndiswrapper-common
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/11.4kB of archives.
After this operation, 94.2kB of additional disk space will be used.
Media Change: Please insert the disc labelled
‘Ubuntu 8.04 _Hardy Heron_ - Release i386 (20080423)’
in the drive ‘/cdrom/’ and press enter


This implies to me that I'm stuck in this process until I put the disc in. The disc is about but I don't have it to hand.

I've then run another command and it tells me that the apt-get process from earlier has locked up access.

Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 8.04 _Hardy Heron_ - Release i386 (20080423) hardy/main Translation-en_GB
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 8.04 _Hardy Heron_ - Release i386 (20080423) hardy/restricted Translation-en_GB
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy Release.gpg
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Translation-en_GB
Hit http://archive.canonical.com hardy Release.gpg
Ign http://archive.canonical.com hardy/partner Translation-en_GB
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security Release.gpg
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main Translation-en_GB
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net hardy Release.gpg
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net hardy/main Translation-en_GB
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy Release.gpg
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/restricted Translation-en_GB
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Translation-en_GB
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/multiverse Translation-en_GB
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates Release.gpg
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Translation-en_GB
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/restricted Translation-en_GB
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/universe Translation-en_GB
Ign http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/multiverse Translation-en_GB
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy Release
Get: 1 http://archive.canonical.com dapper-commercial Release.gpg [189B]
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy Release
Ign http://archive.canonical.com dapper-commercial/main Translation-en_GB
Hit http://archive.canonical.com hardy Release
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/restricted Translation-en_GB
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/universe Translation-en_GB
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/multiverse Translation-en_GB
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security Release
Get: 2 http://ppa.launchpad.net hardy Release [27.6kB]
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates Release
Get: 3 http://archive.canonical.com dapper-commercial Release [5999B]
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net hardy/main Packages
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Sources
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net hardy/main Packages
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/restricted Packages
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/restricted Sources
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Sources
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/multiverse Sources
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Sources
Hit http://archive.canonical.com hardy/partner Packages
Hit http://archive.canonical.com hardy/partner Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/restricted Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main Packages
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Packages
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/multiverse Packages
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Packages
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/restricted Packages
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/restricted Sources
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Sources
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/multiverse Sources
Hit http://archive.canonical.com dapper-commercial/main Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/restricted Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/restricted Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main Sources
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/universe Sources
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/universe Packages
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/multiverse Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/multiverse Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/universe Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/universe Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/multiverse Packages
Fetched 6189B in 0s (7490B/s)
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?


So I use system monitor to close apt-get and get no-where.

Errors of the newbie aside, how can I kill this process off. I'm currently unable to run synaptec package manager because of:

Unable to get exclusive lock
This usually means that another package management application (like apt-get or aptitude) isalready running. Please close that application first.

I need to be able close package management applications in some other way than hat I've already done.

Need help!
Thanks in advance.
Col

[gettinoriginal]

I am in Ubuntu, so it might be different in Kubuntu (never used it) System > Admin > System Monitor > Processes, and kill whatever you need to

[colbobs]

{\QUOTE]
So I use system monitor to close apt-get and get no-where.

Errors of the newbie aside, how can I kill this process off. I'm currently unable to run synaptec package manager because of:

Unable to get exclusive lock
This usually means that another package management application (like apt-get or aptitude) isalready running. Please close that application first.

I need to be able close package management applications in some other way than hat I've already done.

[/QUOTE]

So I'm afraid I'd already tried it. I tried it again anyway and to be hoest apt-get and aptitude are not to be seen running (asleep or otherwise)

[rgrig]

Try


sudo killall -9 apt-get
sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/lock

[colbobs]

Try


sudo killall -9 apt-get
sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/lock
That did it!
Thanks rgrig.
Solved!

[Gotlieb]

Hi,

I got the same error (its driving me crazy) and I tried what you recommended but this happened

(Q)

E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
E: _cache->open() failed, please report.


What must I do next? I can not find it in system tasks.

Thanks to any help :confused:

[onix]

You must do exactly what it tels you to do :)


run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a'



sudo dpkg --configure -a


...thx guys got same problem, post helped me too