Software Installation problems after Maverick install. Help!

[misssarahdee]

I have just installed Maverick, and when I try to install software via the Software Manager, I get the following error message. (I do not have anything else running as far as I know. Earlier, before I tried installing software, I had a screen regarding the install of tth-mscorefonts which wouldn;t allow me to agree to the terms and conditions, and I think the problem may have started there.):

installArchives() failed: debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
Selecting previously deselected package wordnet-base.
(Reading database ... (Reading database ... 5% (Reading database ... 10% (Reading database ... 15% (Reading database ... 20% (Reading database ... 25% (Reading database ... 30% (Reading database ... 35% (Reading database ... 40% (Reading database ... 45% (Reading database ... 50% (Reading database ... 55% (Reading database ... 60% (Reading database ... 65% (Reading database ... 70% (Reading database ... 75% (Reading database ... 80% (Reading database ... 85% (Reading database ... 90% (Reading database ... 95% (Reading database ... 100% (Reading database ... 124123 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking wordnet-base (from .../wordnet-base_1%3a3.0-23ubuntu1_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package wordnet.
Unpacking wordnet (from .../wordnet_1%3a3.0-23ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package artha.
Unpacking artha (from .../artha_1.0.1-1_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package wordnet-sense-index.
Unpacking wordnet-sense-index (from .../wordnet-sense-index_1%3a3.0-23ubuntu1_all.deb) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
Processing triggers for python-gmenu ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/desktop.en_ZA.UTF8.cache...
Processing triggers for python-support ...
Setting up man-db (2.5.7-4) ...
debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
dpkg: error processing man-db (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Setting up samba (2:3.5.4~dfsg-1ubuntu8.3) ...
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
dpkg: error processing samba (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of system-config-samba:
system-config-samba depends on samba; however:
Package samba is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing system-config-samba (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Setting up wordnet-base (1:3.0-23ubuntu1) ...
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
Setting up wordnet (1:3.0-23ubuntu1) ...
Setting up artha (1.0.1-1) ...
Setting up wordnet-sense-index (1:3.0-23ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
Errors were encountered while processing:
man-db
samba
system-config-samba
Setting up samba (2:3.5.4~dfsg-1ubuntu8.3) ...
debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
dpkg: error processing samba (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Setting up man-db (2.5.7-4) ...
debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
dpkg: error processing man-db (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of system-config-samba:
system-config-samba depends on samba; however:
Package samba is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing system-config-samba (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured


Any ideas?

[ajgreeny]

Try using the command line
sudo apt-get install -fwhich may fix any broken packages you have. If that is no good use
sudo dpkg --configure -a

[misssarahdee]

Thanks. After I read some other threads, I tried that a few times - didn't work. After you suggested it, I gave it one last go, and it WORKED! You must have the magic touch.

Thanks. :)