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Locked - Adept Manager

Asked by Bill Spellman on 2007-09-24

Hi:

I just tried to update my new install to play MP3 files.
I ran the Adept Manager, selected like 5 programs to install.
It locked up on one load, I had to hardboot the computer.

Now, when I launch the Adept Manager to install ANY software, I get the following error:

You will not be able to change your system settings in any way (install, remove or upgrade software), because another process is using the packaging system database (probably some other Adept application or apt-get or aptitude). Please close the other application before using this one.

So, how do I get out of this loop. I have nothing running.
I have deleted temp files, looked at running programs, NOTHING seems to meet this criteria.
DO I have to reinstall KUBUNTU or what?

No more software upgrades really limits my testing.

-Bill
(Thinking about a full conversion to KUBUNTU and away from WIN-XP SP2)

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2007-09-24
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2008-05-01
darkmdbeener (darkmdbeener) said : #1

i had the same problem just bit late on sumbiting my answer. i did some reaserching try this

Reinstalling Adept will not fix it. Try this command in Konsole:

sudo dpkg --configure -a

if that doesn't work

sudo apt-get -f install

(thanks to jucato)

jiggerthakker (letsmeet90) said : #2

hey this solves my problem too,thank you very much

Rikool (le-rikool) said : #3

Bonjour, that was my first hard problem with ubuntu, thanks for the answer !

Dan (weezle1959) said : #4

I have a program listed in adept manager but I cannot install it without entering the adept manager with root privaliges. How can I do this?

marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : #5

@Dan
Please don't append a new different question.
Please make new question from here: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+addquestion
you will get better chance to get right answer on a fresh tagged "open" question.
Solved or answered questions are usually not read from answering people.

Thank you

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