Re: apt-get interrupted, file locked

2001-09-27 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Mon, Sep 24, 2001 at 05:48:55PM -0400, Peter Christensen ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > I think I'm making progress! I tried apt-get (as suggested by Dman and > Karsten). I ran : > > apt-get update > apt-get dist-upgrade > > After about two hours I lost my internet connection (not uncom

RE: apt-get interrupted, file locked

2001-09-24 Thread NORMAND Jacques
are you root ??? you can run apt-get or dselect only as root jacques -Message d'origine- De : Peter Christensen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Envoyé : lundi 24 septembre 2001 23:49 À : debian user Objet : apt-get interrupted, file locked I think I'm making progress! I tried a

Re: apt-get interrupted, file locked

2001-09-24 Thread Dave Sherohman
On Mon, Sep 24, 2001 at 05:48:55PM -0400, Peter Christensen wrote: > Could not open lockfile /var/cache/apt/lock, open (13 permission > denied) > Couldn't lock the cache dir, /var/cache/apt, another process is using > it > > Is this fixable? What should I do if I lose the connection next time

apt-get interrupted, file locked

2001-09-24 Thread Peter Christensen
I think I'm making progress! I tried apt-get (as suggested by Dman and Karsten). I ran : apt-get update apt-get dist-upgrade After about two hours I lost my internet connection (not uncommon for me) and when I tried to get things going again I got the following messages: Could not open