Daniel Burrows wrote:
> /var/lib/apt/lists/lock is an fcntl lockfile, not a dotlock-style
> lockfile. i.e., its mere existence isn't enough for the lock to be
> held; a currently running process has to be holding the lock. Removing
> the lockfile doesn't remove the lock; instead, it causes a
On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 12:10:26PM +1100, Jason White was
heard to say:
> ja...@jdc:~$ sudo aptitude update && sudo aptitude dist-upgrade
> E: Could not get lock /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily
> u
> navailable)
> E: Couldn't lock list directory..are you root?
> ja...@jdc
Package: aptitude
Version: 0.6.0.1-1
Severity: normal
ja...@jdc:~$ sudo aptitude update && sudo aptitude dist-upgrade
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily
u
navailable)
E: Couldn't lock list directory..are you root?
ja...@jdc:~$
but if I then run sudo rm
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