Are you running more than one instance of apt-get (in different tty's) in the same machine? or maybe you must have done a cd to the /var/lib/rm/packages directory
----- Original Message ----- From: "Yashpal Nagar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 1:58 PM Subject: [ilugd] apt-get warning > Dear Linux team, > > On my linux box i installed apt-get for rpm. > Now i am getting errors like > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# apt-get install netscape > warning: cannot get exclusive lock on /var/lib/rpm/Packages > > can anyone tell me fix to it > > regards, > -Yash > > > > _______________________________________________ > ilugd mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd > _______________________________________________ ilugd mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd