On Monday 13 June 2005 11:21 am, Andrew Ferrier wrote:
> Package: aptitude
> Version: 0.2.15.9-2
> Severity: normal
>
> To recreate:
>
> 1. Lock the dpkg database e.g. open a terminal, do apt-get install
> apackagename, and leave it sitting at the [Y/n] prompt.
>
> 2. Open another terminal, run aptitude.


... and when you start it, a big red dialog box appears with the message:

W: Warning: could not lock the cache file.  Opening in read-only mode

  I guess the implications of this might not be obvious, so I'll make the 
message more explicit:

W: Could not lock the cache file.  Opening in read-only mode; any changes you 
make to the states of packages will NOT be preserved!

  Daniel

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