Error when installing Updates on Hardy

[hempar]

Today i got 16 updates for Ubuntu Hardy and i try to Install Updates i got error message which i attach with my post. It won't insatll any updates or i cannot open Synaptic Package Manager either.

[Pumalite]

Try:
sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get -f install
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
( one at the time)
Post outputs.

[hempar]

Thank you for your quick responce Pumalite. My all Updates has been installed using your information.

[Pumalite]

You are welcome. Good luck.

[Spondicious]

Have the sameproblem - I just tried the suggested sudo commands in the above post and this is what I got - Same error message at the end


spondicious@Spondicious:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
[sudo] password for spondicious:
spondicious@Spondicious:~$ sudo apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
menu
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 67 not upgraded.
spondicious@Spondicious:~$ sudo apt-get update
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy Release.gpg
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/multiverse Translation-en_US
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates Release.gpg
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/multiverse Translation-en_US
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security Release.gpg
Ign http://wicd.longren.org feisty Release.gpg
Ign http://wicd.longren.org feisty/extras Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/multiverse Translation-en_US
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy Release
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates Release
Get:1 http://wicd.longren.org feisty Release [29.1kB]
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security Release
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/restricted Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Sources
Hit http://wicd.longren.org feisty/extras Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/restricted Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/multiverse Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/multiverse Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/restricted Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/restricted Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/universe Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/universe Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/multiverse Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/multiverse Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/restricted Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/restricted Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/universe Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/universe Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/multiverse Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-security/multiverse Sources
Fetched 1B in 2s (0B/s)
Reading package lists... Done
spondicious@Spondicious:~$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
linux-headers-2.6.24-19 linux-headers-2.6.24-19-generic
linux-image-2.6.24-19-generic linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-19-generic
linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-19-generic
The following packages will be upgraded:
app-install-data evolution evolution-common evolution-data-server
evolution-data-server-common evolution-plugins file firefox firefox-3.0
firefox-3.0-gnome-support firefox-gnome-support gnome-app-install
gnome-applets gnome-applets-data hal-info klibc-utils libcamel1.2-11
libdeskbar-tracker libebook1.2-9 libecal1.2-7 libedata-book1.2-2
libedata-cal1.2-6 libedataserver1.2-9 libedataserverui1.2-8
libegroupwise1.2-13 libexchange-storage1.2-3 libgdata-google1.2-1
libgdata1.2-1 libklibc libmagic1 libpolkit-gnome0 libsmbclient
libtracker-gtk0 libtrackerclient0 linux-generic linux-headers-generic
linux-image-generic linux-libc-dev linux-restricted-modules-common
linux-restricted-modules-generic notification-daemon
openoffice.org-base-core openoffice.org-calc openoffice.org-common
openoffice.org-core openoffice.org-draw openoffice.org-gnome
openoffice.org-gtk openoffice.org-help-en-gb openoffice.org-help-en-us
openoffice.org-impress openoffice.org-l10n-common openoffice.org-l10n-en-gb
openoffice.org-l10n-en-za openoffice.org-style-human openoffice.org-writer
openssl-blacklist policykit-gnome python-uno samba-common smbclient tracker
tracker-search-tool ttf-opensymbol xulrunner-1.9 xulrunner-1.9-dom-inspector
xulrunner-1.9-gnome-support
67 upgraded, 5 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
E: Could not get lock /var/cache/apt/archives/lock - open (11 Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to lock the download directory
spondicious@Spondicious:~$

[avtolle]

Your problem is most likely that Synaptic or Update Manager is open. Close all instances of package managers out, wait until the gray cogwheel no longer appears in the panel, and give it another go.

[Spondicious]

I tried it again and I think perhaps the problem was that I had not been connected long enough to the internet for the packages to have been downloaded to be ready to do the upgrade.

I kept trying and eventually the upgrade did its stuff..




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