I can confirm this behavior. To test:
# touch /var/lib/dpkg/updates/24234
$ aptdcon -i 2vcard
[hang]
$ software-center
will show "waiting for other software managers to quit".
** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Invalid
** Changed in: aptdaemon (Ubuntu)
Status:
aptdcon will show:
[/] 0% Waiting for service to start
** Summary changed:
- s-c doesn't stop waiting for other software-manager to quit
+ aptd hangs if the cache is in "dpkg was interrupted" staet
** Summary changed:
- aptd hangs if the cache is in "dpkg w
** Also affects: aptdaemon (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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s-c doesn't stop waiting for other software-manager to quit
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/446262
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Trying it with the konsole solved the problem indirektly:
u...@koala:~$ sudo apt-get install supertux
E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to
correct the problem.
u...@koala:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
...
After that the installation worked perfektly with th
** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt"
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/33293697/Dependencies.txt
** Attachment added: "XsessionErrors.txt"
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/33293698/XsessionErrors.txt
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s-c doesn't stop waiting for other software-manager to quit
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