Re: Apt errors: Warning: could not lock the cache file.

2005-09-20 Thread Pawel Real
I had the same problem, during the update i accidently closed the aptitude Try to type something like this apt-get install foo_package apt-get will tell you what to do in my case it was: dpkg --configure -a Pawel Real -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "

Re: Apt errors: Warning: could not lock the cache file.

2002-09-30 Thread W. Paul Mills
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Sven Hartrumpf) writes: > I have installed packages using aptitude when my / partition filled up > by some /etc ... files (from CUPS packages). > Installation failed therefore. > Now, everytime I call aptitude I get: > "Apt errors: Warning: could not

Re: Apt errors: Warning: could not lock the cache file.

2002-09-30 Thread DvB
Sven Hartrumpf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I have installed packages using aptitude when my / partition filled up > by some /etc ... files (from CUPS packages). > Installation failed therefore. > Now, everytime I call aptitude I get: > "Apt errors: Warning: cou

Apt errors: Warning: could not lock the cache file.

2002-09-30 Thread Sven Hartrumpf
I have installed packages using aptitude when my / partition filled up by some /etc ... files (from CUPS packages). Installation failed therefore. Now, everytime I call aptitude I get: "Apt errors: Warning: could not lock the cache file. Opening in read-only mode" and therefore can not