Software Updater

unable to get exclusive lock error

Bug #25003 reported by Manuel López-Ibáñez
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This bug affects 4 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Software Updater
New
Undecided
auto-dyanello
update-manager (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Medium
Michael Vogt

Bug Description

Steps to reproduce:

System > Administration > Update Manager

Preferences button > OK button > Reload button

Error: Unable to get exclusive lock

This usually means that another package management application (like apt-get or
aptitude) already running. Please close that application first.

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Manuel López-Ibáñez (manuellopezibanez) wrote :

Created an attachment (id=4874)
Error shown in update manager after sequence Preferences>OK>Reload

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Michael Vogt (mvo) wrote :

Thanks for your bugreport.

I can confirm the problem here.

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Michael Vogt (mvo) wrote :

This locking issue should be fixed in the current dapper version of update-manager. Can you confirm this?

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Manuel López-Ibáñez (manuellopezibanez) wrote :

Is there any way to test it in Breezy, so if I have some problem I can revert to the previous version?

I am afraid I cannot run the unstable branch on my computer. Sorry for that.

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Michael Vogt (mvo) wrote :

A pretty save way is to download our live-cd to test it, but that requires good bandwith of course. I hope to make a backport of update-manager available sometime soon in a private repository (to test some other features as well).

Changed in update-manager:
status: Unconfirmed → Needs Info
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Michael Vogt (mvo) wrote :

This is fixed in dapper now, thanks for reporting.

Changed in update-manager:
status: Needs Info → Fix Released
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Bob Willson (jeremywillson) wrote :

Obviously it isn't fixed too well

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neil (neil-jansons) wrote :

brand new install of kubuntu 7.10. just doing the first updates.
basically there is no user involvement except clicking next etc.

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Jake Nicholas (nicholasjp) wrote :

Verifying what neil has.

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re-pete (paericksen-hotmail) wrote :

+1 this just happend to me with a brand new download and install of 7.10

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anbj (anbj) wrote :

+2 this just happend to me with a brand new download and install of 7.10

Tried to reistall 7.10 with the same problem..

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andreaa (andreangrilli) wrote :

+3 this just happend to me with a brand new download and install of 7.10

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mcddy1 (mcallister-jw) wrote :

Same, just happened with brand new download and install of 7.10

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Dartrin-X (len-munday) wrote :

Same again - new kbunutu download and install on Dell Laptop. Just a little more info here - it happens when the Adept manager has finished its download and install and then reports a new version upgrade is available.

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