Unable to get exclusive lock, apt-get busy
Whenever I try a command, I get an error saying:
Unable to get exclusive lock
Also apt-get is busy, but I am not even running any other application.
apt
edited Aug 29 '14 at 14:29
Alaa Ali
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asked Aug 29 '14 at 14:24
Schezan MansuriSchezan Mansuri
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Whenever I try a command, I get an error saying:
Unable to get exclusive lock
Also apt-get is busy, but I am not even running any other application.
apt
edited Aug 29 '14 at 14:29
Alaa Ali
22.1k96894
asked Aug 29 '14 at 14:24
Schezan MansuriSchezan Mansuri
30210
Check if the answers on this question help: askubuntu.com/q/15433/52726
– Alaa Ali
Aug 29 '14 at 14:29
Thank you Mr,ALI , But its still confusing and I tried some of the steps but still not able to solve , I am not able to get used to these commands as well @AlaaAli
– Schezan Mansuri
Aug 29 '14 at 14:52
Pleàe restart the system and try again.
– George Udosen
Jan 18 at 10:05
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Whenever I try a command, I get an error saying:
Unable to get exclusive lock
Also apt-get is busy, but I am not even running any other application.
apt
edited Aug 29 '14 at 14:29
Alaa Ali
22.1k96894
asked Aug 29 '14 at 14:24
Schezan MansuriSchezan Mansuri
30210
Whenever I try a command, I get an error saying:
Unable to get exclusive lock
Also apt-get is busy, but I am not even running any other application.
apt
apt
edited Aug 29 '14 at 14:29
Alaa Ali
22.1k96894
asked Aug 29 '14 at 14:24
Schezan MansuriSchezan Mansuri
30210
edited Aug 29 '14 at 14:29
Alaa Ali
22.1k96894
asked Aug 29 '14 at 14:24
Schezan MansuriSchezan Mansuri
30210
edited Aug 29 '14 at 14:29
Alaa Ali
22.1k96894
edited Aug 29 '14 at 14:29
Alaa Ali
22.1k96894
edited Aug 29 '14 at 14:29
Alaa Ali
22.1k96894
22.1k96894
asked Aug 29 '14 at 14:24
Schezan MansuriSchezan Mansuri
30210
asked Aug 29 '14 at 14:24
Schezan MansuriSchezan Mansuri
30210
asked Aug 29 '14 at 14:24
Schezan MansuriSchezan Mansuri
30210
30210
Check if the answers on this question help: askubuntu.com/q/15433/52726
– Alaa Ali
Aug 29 '14 at 14:29
Thank you Mr,ALI , But its still confusing and I tried some of the steps but still not able to solve , I am not able to get used to these commands as well @AlaaAli
– Schezan Mansuri
Aug 29 '14 at 14:52
Pleàe restart the system and try again.
– George Udosen
Jan 18 at 10:05
add a comment |
Check if the answers on this question help: askubuntu.com/q/15433/52726
– Alaa Ali
Aug 29 '14 at 14:29
Thank you Mr,ALI , But its still confusing and I tried some of the steps but still not able to solve , I am not able to get used to these commands as well @AlaaAli
– Schezan Mansuri
Aug 29 '14 at 14:52
Pleàe restart the system and try again.
– George Udosen
Jan 18 at 10:05
Check if the answers on this question help: askubuntu.com/q/15433/52726
– Alaa Ali
Aug 29 '14 at 14:29
Check if the answers on this question help: askubuntu.com/q/15433/52726
– Alaa Ali
Aug 29 '14 at 14:29
Thank you Mr,ALI , But its still confusing and I tried some of the steps but still not able to solve , I am not able to get used to these commands as well @AlaaAli
– Schezan Mansuri
Aug 29 '14 at 14:52
Thank you Mr,ALI , But its still confusing and I tried some of the steps but still not able to solve , I am not able to get used to these commands as well @AlaaAli
– Schezan Mansuri
Aug 29 '14 at 14:52
Pleàe restart the system and try again.
– George Udosen
Jan 18 at 10:05
Pleàe restart the system and try again.
– George Udosen
Jan 18 at 10:05
add a comment |
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You probably aborted an install at some time or another. The Following will release any lock you have. Just be sure you don't have software center open or are installing anything.
sudo fuser -cuk /var/lib/dpkg/lock; sudo rm -f /var/lib/dpkg/lock
sudo fuser -cuk /var/cache/apt/archives/lock; sudo rm -f /var/cache/apt/archives/lock
sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/lock;sudo dpkg --configure -a
answered Aug 29 '14 at 15:04
Scott GoodgameScott Goodgame
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Thank you sir @scottgoodname but even this does not help :( when i type the command 'sudo fuser -cuk /var/lib/dpkg/lock' I get an error saying specified file name doesnt exist
– Schezan Mansuri
Aug 29 '14 at 15:08
If the file dosen't exist, that is ok. It will only exist when it is locked. Did you try all the commands, one by one?
– Scott Goodgame
Aug 29 '14 at 15:15
Yes Sir, same issue everytime . @scottgoodname
– Schezan Mansuri
Aug 29 '14 at 15:23
I didn't need all of this, but it helped me to remove /var/lib/dpkg/lock.
– dfrankow
2 days ago
add a comment |
apt-get could be busy downloading updates in the background, and will prevent you from doing any other package management action while it is doing so.
You could kill it and then try to recover the package database manually, using the following command. If any of the commands fail and reports errors - stop and read what they say and see if you can understand what to do - they usually give instructions on how to recover from an error:
sudo killall apt-get
sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get install -f
answered Jan 18 at 9:48
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You probably aborted an install at some time or another. The Following will release any lock you have. Just be sure you don't have software center open or are installing anything.
sudo fuser -cuk /var/lib/dpkg/lock; sudo rm -f /var/lib/dpkg/lock
sudo fuser -cuk /var/cache/apt/archives/lock; sudo rm -f /var/cache/apt/archives/lock
sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/lock;sudo dpkg --configure -a
answered Aug 29 '14 at 15:04
Scott GoodgameScott Goodgame
2,352720
Thank you sir @scottgoodname but even this does not help :( when i type the command 'sudo fuser -cuk /var/lib/dpkg/lock' I get an error saying specified file name doesnt exist
– Schezan Mansuri
Aug 29 '14 at 15:08
If the file dosen't exist, that is ok. It will only exist when it is locked. Did you try all the commands, one by one?
– Scott Goodgame
Aug 29 '14 at 15:15
Yes Sir, same issue everytime . @scottgoodname
– Schezan Mansuri
Aug 29 '14 at 15:23
I didn't need all of this, but it helped me to remove /var/lib/dpkg/lock.
– dfrankow
2 days ago
add a comment |
You probably aborted an install at some time or another. The Following will release any lock you have. Just be sure you don't have software center open or are installing anything.
sudo fuser -cuk /var/lib/dpkg/lock; sudo rm -f /var/lib/dpkg/lock
sudo fuser -cuk /var/cache/apt/archives/lock; sudo rm -f /var/cache/apt/archives/lock
sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/lock;sudo dpkg --configure -a
answered Aug 29 '14 at 15:04
Scott GoodgameScott Goodgame
2,352720
Thank you sir @scottgoodname but even this does not help :( when i type the command 'sudo fuser -cuk /var/lib/dpkg/lock' I get an error saying specified file name doesnt exist
– Schezan Mansuri
Aug 29 '14 at 15:08
If the file dosen't exist, that is ok. It will only exist when it is locked. Did you try all the commands, one by one?
– Scott Goodgame
Aug 29 '14 at 15:15
Yes Sir, same issue everytime . @scottgoodname
– Schezan Mansuri
Aug 29 '14 at 15:23
I didn't need all of this, but it helped me to remove /var/lib/dpkg/lock.
– dfrankow
2 days ago
add a comment |
You probably aborted an install at some time or another. The Following will release any lock you have. Just be sure you don't have software center open or are installing anything.
sudo fuser -cuk /var/lib/dpkg/lock; sudo rm -f /var/lib/dpkg/lock
sudo fuser -cuk /var/cache/apt/archives/lock; sudo rm -f /var/cache/apt/archives/lock
sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/lock;sudo dpkg --configure -a
answered Aug 29 '14 at 15:04
Scott GoodgameScott Goodgame
2,352720
You probably aborted an install at some time or another. The Following will release any lock you have. Just be sure you don't have software center open or are installing anything.
sudo fuser -cuk /var/lib/dpkg/lock; sudo rm -f /var/lib/dpkg/lock
sudo fuser -cuk /var/cache/apt/archives/lock; sudo rm -f /var/cache/apt/archives/lock
sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/lock;sudo dpkg --configure -a
answered Aug 29 '14 at 15:04
Scott GoodgameScott Goodgame
2,352720
answered Aug 29 '14 at 15:04
Scott GoodgameScott Goodgame
2,352720
answered Aug 29 '14 at 15:04
Scott GoodgameScott Goodgame
2,352720
answered Aug 29 '14 at 15:04
Scott GoodgameScott Goodgame
2,352720
2,352720
Thank you sir @scottgoodname but even this does not help :( when i type the command 'sudo fuser -cuk /var/lib/dpkg/lock' I get an error saying specified file name doesnt exist
– Schezan Mansuri
Aug 29 '14 at 15:08
If the file dosen't exist, that is ok. It will only exist when it is locked. Did you try all the commands, one by one?
– Scott Goodgame
Aug 29 '14 at 15:15
Yes Sir, same issue everytime . @scottgoodname
– Schezan Mansuri
Aug 29 '14 at 15:23
I didn't need all of this, but it helped me to remove /var/lib/dpkg/lock.
– dfrankow
2 days ago
add a comment |
Thank you sir @scottgoodname but even this does not help :( when i type the command 'sudo fuser -cuk /var/lib/dpkg/lock' I get an error saying specified file name doesnt exist
– Schezan Mansuri
Aug 29 '14 at 15:08
If the file dosen't exist, that is ok. It will only exist when it is locked. Did you try all the commands, one by one?
– Scott Goodgame
Aug 29 '14 at 15:15
Yes Sir, same issue everytime . @scottgoodname
– Schezan Mansuri
Aug 29 '14 at 15:23
I didn't need all of this, but it helped me to remove /var/lib/dpkg/lock.
– dfrankow
2 days ago
Thank you sir @scottgoodname but even this does not help :( when i type the command 'sudo fuser -cuk /var/lib/dpkg/lock' I get an error saying specified file name doesnt exist
– Schezan Mansuri
Aug 29 '14 at 15:08
Thank you sir @scottgoodname but even this does not help :( when i type the command 'sudo fuser -cuk /var/lib/dpkg/lock' I get an error saying specified file name doesnt exist
– Schezan Mansuri
Aug 29 '14 at 15:08
If the file dosen't exist, that is ok. It will only exist when it is locked. Did you try all the commands, one by one?
– Scott Goodgame
Aug 29 '14 at 15:15
If the file dosen't exist, that is ok. It will only exist when it is locked. Did you try all the commands, one by one?
– Scott Goodgame
Aug 29 '14 at 15:15
Yes Sir, same issue everytime . @scottgoodname
– Schezan Mansuri
Aug 29 '14 at 15:23
Yes Sir, same issue everytime . @scottgoodname
– Schezan Mansuri
Aug 29 '14 at 15:23
I didn't need all of this, but it helped me to remove /var/lib/dpkg/lock.
– dfrankow
2 days ago
I didn't need all of this, but it helped me to remove /var/lib/dpkg/lock.
– dfrankow
2 days ago
add a comment |
apt-get could be busy downloading updates in the background, and will prevent you from doing any other package management action while it is doing so.
You could kill it and then try to recover the package database manually, using the following command. If any of the commands fail and reports errors - stop and read what they say and see if you can understand what to do - they usually give instructions on how to recover from an error:
sudo killall apt-get
sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get install -f
answered Jan 18 at 9:48
GussGuss
2,27322135
add a comment |
apt-get could be busy downloading updates in the background, and will prevent you from doing any other package management action while it is doing so.
You could kill it and then try to recover the package database manually, using the following command. If any of the commands fail and reports errors - stop and read what they say and see if you can understand what to do - they usually give instructions on how to recover from an error:
sudo killall apt-get
sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get install -f
answered Jan 18 at 9:48
GussGuss
2,27322135
add a comment |
apt-get could be busy downloading updates in the background, and will prevent you from doing any other package management action while it is doing so.
You could kill it and then try to recover the package database manually, using the following command. If any of the commands fail and reports errors - stop and read what they say and see if you can understand what to do - they usually give instructions on how to recover from an error:
sudo killall apt-get
sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get install -f
answered Jan 18 at 9:48
GussGuss
2,27322135
apt-get could be busy downloading updates in the background, and will prevent you from doing any other package management action while it is doing so.
You could kill it and then try to recover the package database manually, using the following command. If any of the commands fail and reports errors - stop and read what they say and see if you can understand what to do - they usually give instructions on how to recover from an error:
sudo killall apt-get
sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get install -f
answered Jan 18 at 9:48
GussGuss
2,27322135
answered Jan 18 at 9:48
GussGuss
2,27322135
answered Jan 18 at 9:48
GussGuss
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answered Jan 18 at 9:48
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Check if the answers on this question help: askubuntu.com/q/15433/52726
– Alaa Ali
Aug 29 '14 at 14:29
Thank you Mr,ALI , But its still confusing and I tried some of the steps but still not able to solve , I am not able to get used to these commands as well @AlaaAli
– Schezan Mansuri
Aug 29 '14 at 14:52
Pleàe restart the system and try again.
– George Udosen
Jan 18 at 10:05