[SOLVED] Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock ?

[dizzy1kenobi]

I went here http://linuxowns.wordpress.com/2008/...ecs-in-ubuntu/and pasted the second code then my terminal displayed and end user agreement w/ an "<ok>" at the bottom. I hit enter nothing happened I clicked on the screen nothing happened so I closed it. Now I am getting this error:

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?

Synaptic package manager is not open and neither is add/remove.

[tuxxy]

Open system monitor and kill any open package manager processes.

[dizzy1kenobi]

I have a x-session-manager, a volune manager and a power manager. I know its not the second two what does the first one do?

[dizzy1kenobi]

What does apt-get install -f do?

[jimmy the saint]

-f attmepts to fix broken dependecies. Your problem is that you have multiple package managers (synaptic, add remove, or apt-get in a terminal) running. You must shut down ALL of them except one in order for it to be able to work.

[Rocket2DMn]

That error appears when a package manager is running. If you had to cltrl-c on apt-get, aptitude, or dpkg, this error can appear, as well as with GUI package managers like Synaptic, Add/Remove, and Adept. If you are sure you don't have any package managers running, you can delete the lock file

sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/lock

A reboot will always solve this problem, but isn't really necessary unless you are worried.

[dizzy1kenobi]

I used

dpkg --configure -a

to regain control then an update but I still do not understand why a license agreement would show up in terminal and I could not interact with it. What is the answer to this question incase I run into it in the future? Did I miss something?

[dizzy1kenobi]

-f attmepts to fix broken dependecies. Your problem is that you have multiple package managers (synaptic, add remove, or apt-get in a terminal) running. You must shut down ALL of them except one in order for it to be able to work.

O K this is why that command brought up the same problem and I was faced with the java agreement again.

[dizzy1kenobi]

That error appears when a package manager is running. If you had to cltrl-c on apt-get, aptitude, or dpkg, this error can appear, as well as with GUI package managers like Synaptic, Add/Remove, and Adept. If you are sure you don't have any package managers running, you can delete the lock file

sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/lock

A reboot will always solve this problem, but isn't really necessary unless you are worried.

Apparently just closing the terminal with a license agreement leaves apt-get open waiting for response. Though I could not respond.

[Rocket2DMn]

Has your problem been fixed? If not, please elaborate.