I cannot uninstall frostwire
the frostwire app is giving me issues and I want to uninstall it. I cannot go into the package manger because I get this error message: dpkg interrupted. When I go in to try and fix that problem per your suggestion, Frostwire opens up. I'm stuck please help
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#1 |
You can type in a terminal the command:
sudo apt-get remove frostwire
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#2 |
Hi,
First please make sure to close all open programs, including all package managers like Synaptic, Add/remove programs, etc ...
Then please try this procedure:
Step 1: Open Terminal from "Applications-
Terminal"
Step 2: Please COPY-PASTE each line below into the Terminal then hit <enter> after each line)
sudo cp -arf /var/lib/dpkg /var/lib/
sudo cp /var/lib/
sudo cp /var/lib/
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists
sudo mkdir /var/lib/apt/lists
sudo mkdir /var/lib/
LANG=C;sudo aptitude clean
LANG=C;sudo aptitude autoclean
LANG=C;sudo apt-get update
sudo dpkg --clear-avail
sudo dpkg --configure -a
LANG=C;sudo aptitude install -f
LANG=C;sudo aptitude update
LANG=C;sudo aptitude remove frostwire
Step 3: Please post results (copy/paste terminal output from each command) on this thread
Hope it helps,
Regards,
Mark
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#3 |
I applied this suggestion and it takes me to the message: dpkg interruptedyou must manually run dpkg --configure -a to correct the problem. I run it manually and frostwire opens. This problem will not allow me to perform any updates. Any other suggestions?
----- Original Message ----
From: Cristi Nistor <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Sent: Sun, October 18, 2009 1:23:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Question #86244]: I cannot uninstall frostwire
Your question #86244 on firefox-3.0 in ubuntu changed:
https:/
Status: Open => Answered
Cristi Nistor proposed the following answer:
You can type in a terminal the command:
sudo apt-get remove frostwire
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#4 |
Hi,
First please make sure to close all open programs, including all package managers like Synaptic, Add/remove programs, etc ...
Then please try this procedure:
Step 1: Open Terminal from "Applications-
Terminal"
Step 2: Please COPY-PASTE each line below into the Terminal then hit <enter> after each line)
sudo cp -arf /var/lib/dpkg /var/lib/
sudo cp /var/lib/
sudo cp /var/lib/
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists
sudo mkdir /var/lib/apt/lists
sudo mkdir /var/lib/
LANG=C;sudo aptitude clean
LANG=C;sudo aptitude autoclean
LANG=C;sudo apt-get update
sudo dpkg --clear-avail
sudo dpkg --configure -a
LANG=C;sudo aptitude install -f
LANG=C;sudo aptitude update
LANG=C;sudo aptitude remove frostwire
Step 3: Please post results (copy/paste terminal output from each command) on this thread
Hope it helps,
Regards,
Mark
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#5 |
sudo dpkg --remove --force-
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#6 |
This is what I got:
lionel@
[sudo] password for lionel:
sudo cp /var/lib/
sudo cp /var/lib/
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/
lionel@
lionel@
lionel@
lionel@
lionel@
lionel@
lionel@
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?
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
Building tag database... Done
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?
lionel@
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?
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
Building tag database... Done
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?
lionel@
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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?
lionel@
dpkg: status database area is locked by another process
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dpkg: status database area is locked by another process
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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?
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
Building tag database... Done
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?
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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?
E: Couldn't rebuild package cache
lionel@
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?
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
Building tag database... Done
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?
lionel@
----- Original Message ----
From: Mark Rijckenberg <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Sent: Sun, October 18, 2009 1:53:27 PM
Subject: Re: [Question #86244]: I cannot uninstall frostwire
Your question #86244 on firefox-3.0 in ubuntu changed:
https:/
Status: Open => Answered
Mark Rijckenberg proposed the following answer:
Hi,
First please make sure to close all open programs, including all package
managers like Synaptic, Add/remove programs, etc ...
Then please try this procedure:
Step 1: Open Terminal from "Applications-
Terminal"
Step 2: Please COPY-PASTE each line below into the Terminal then hit
<enter> after each line)
sudo cp -arf /var/lib/dpkg /var/lib/
sudo cp /var/lib/
sudo cp /var/lib/
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists
sudo mkdir /var/lib/apt/lists
sudo mkdir /var/lib/
LANG=C;sudo aptitude clean
LANG=C;sudo aptitude autoclean
LANG=C;sudo apt-get update
sudo dpkg --clear-avail
sudo dpkg --configure -a
LANG=C;sudo aptitude install -f
LANG=C;sudo aptitude update
LANG=C;sudo aptitude remove frostwire
Step 3: Please post results (copy/paste terminal output from each
command) on this thread
Hope it helps,
Regards,
Mark
--
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#7 |
No. That did it! Thank you very much!!!
----- Original Message ----
From: ealy <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Sent: Mon, October 19, 2009 5:15:24 PM
Subject: Re: [Question #86244]: I cannot uninstall frostwire
Your question #86244 on apt in ubuntu changed:
https:/
Status: Answered => Open
You are still having a problem:
This is what I got:
lionel@
[sudo] password for lionel:
sudo cp /var/lib/
sudo cp /var/lib/
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/
lionel@
lionel@
lionel@
lionel@
lionel@
lionel@
lionel@
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?
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
Building tag database... Done
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?
lionel@
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?
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
Building tag database... Done
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?
lionel@
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Fetched 9169kB in 1min58s (77.4kB/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?
lionel@
dpkg: status database area is locked by another process
lionel@
dpkg: status database area is locked by another process
lionel@
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?
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
Building tag database... Done
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?
lionel@
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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?
E: Couldn't rebuild package cache
lionel@
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?
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
Building tag database... Done
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?
lionel@
----- Original Message ----
From: Mark Rijckenberg <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Sent: Sun, October 18, 2009 1:53:27 PM
Subject: Re: [Question #86244]: I cannot uninstall frostwire
Your question #86244 on firefox-3.0 in ubuntu changed:
https:/
Status: Open => Answered
Mark Rijckenberg proposed the following answer:
Hi,
First please make sure to close all open programs, including all package
managers like Synaptic, Add/remove programs, etc ...
Then please try this procedure:
Step 1: Open Terminal from "Applications-
Terminal"
Step 2: Please COPY-PASTE each line below into the Terminal then hit
<enter> after each line)
sudo cp -arf /var/lib/dpkg /var/lib/
sudo cp /var/lib/
sudo cp /var/lib/
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists
sudo mkdir /var/lib/apt/lists
sudo mkdir /var/lib/
LANG=C;sudo aptitude clean
LANG=C;sudo aptitude autoclean
LANG=C;sudo apt-get update
sudo dpkg --clear-avail
sudo dpkg --configure -a
LANG=C;sudo aptitude install -f
LANG=C;sudo aptitude update
LANG=C;sudo aptitude remove frostwire
Step 3: Please post results (copy/paste terminal output from each
command) on this thread
Hope it helps,
Regards,
Mark
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#8 |
Hi,
Please set the thread status to "solved", if the issue is still solved.
Thanks,
Mark
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#9 |
Ok
------Original Message------
From: Mark Rijckenberg
Sender: <email address hidden>
To: Lionel Ealy
Subject: Re: [Question #86244]: I cannot uninstall frostwire
Sent: Oct 20, 2009 1:56 AM
Your question #86244 on apt in ubuntu changed:
https:/
Status: Open => Answered
Mark Rijckenberg proposed the following answer:
Hi,
Please set the thread status to "solved", if the issue is still solved.
Thanks,
Mark
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#10 |
No problem, just not at my computer right now. Problem solved.
------Original Message------
From: ealy
Sender: <email address hidden>
To: Lionel Ealy
Subject: Re: [Question #86244]: I cannot uninstall frostwire
Sent: Oct 20, 2009 2:00 AM
Your question #86244 on apt in ubuntu changed:
https:/
Status: Answered => Open
You are still having a problem:
Ok
------Original Message------
From: Mark Rijckenberg
Sender: <email address hidden>
To: Lionel Ealy
Subject: Re: [Question #86244]: I cannot uninstall frostwire
Sent: Oct 20, 2009 1:56 AM
Your question #86244 on apt in ubuntu changed:
https:/
Status: Open => Answered
Mark Rijckenberg proposed the following answer:
Hi,
Please set the thread status to "solved", if the issue is still solved.
Thanks,
Mark
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#11 |
That was before I tried your suggestion. Its all good now.
------Original Message------
From: ealy
Sender: <email address hidden>
To: Lionel Ealy
Subject: Re: [Question #86244]: I cannot uninstall frostwire
Sent: Oct 20, 2009 2:06 AM
Your question #86244 on apt in ubuntu changed:
https:/
You gave more information on the question:
No problem, just not at my computer right now. Problem solved.
------Original Message------
From: ealy
Sender: <email address hidden>
To: Lionel Ealy
Subject: Re: [Question #86244]: I cannot uninstall frostwire
Sent: Oct 20, 2009 2:00 AM
Your question #86244 on apt in ubuntu changed:
https:/
Status: Answered => Open
You are still having a problem:
Ok
------Original Message------
From: Mark Rijckenberg
Sender: <email address hidden>
To: Lionel Ealy
Subject: Re: [Question #86244]: I cannot uninstall frostwire
Sent: Oct 20, 2009 1:56 AM
Your question #86244 on apt in ubuntu changed:
https:/
Status: Open => Answered
Mark Rijckenberg proposed the following answer:
Hi,
Please set the thread status to "solved", if the issue is still solved.
Thanks,
Mark
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#12 |
Thanks Mark Rijckenberg, that solved my question.