It happened to me!!! I was trying to update the JRE plugin for mozilla when it froze. It was able to download the package but not install it. And after that incident, adept remained frozen in the background even if i already restarted my computer.
Incidentally, how do you kill a locked package in the background? -- Adept freezes after fetching updates https://launchpad.net/bugs/52507 -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list kubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs