When this happens to me * I'm irritated, because *why are you asking me for permission to do a thing you then say you cannot do*, stupid software?
* I see /etc/cron.daily/apt running apt-get -qq -d dist-upgrade in the background It's possible, and I would say likely, that it's not restarting update- manager that makes the problem go away, it's the delay that makes the background apt-get download finish. -- Update manager starts when the apt download lock isn't yet released https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/392922 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs