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   From: Henk Oegema    
   Subject: Re: Adept Manager locked.   
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   Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 11:09:56 GMT   
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   User wrote:   
      
   > Henk Oegema wrote:   
   >> I can't use my Adept Manager anymore.   
   >> It seems to be locked by other process, but I can't find which one.   
   >>    
   >> I have rebooted (and also restarted) the pc, but the error remains.   
   >>    
   >> This is the error message I get when starting the Adept Manager:   
   >>    
   >> You will not be able to change your system settings in any way (install,   
   >> remove or upgrade software), because another process is using the   
   >> packaging system database (probably some other Adept application or   
   >> apt-get or aptitude). Please close the other application before using   
   >> this one.   
   >    
   > Have you tried "sudo apt-get update" from a terminal? I think if you try   
   > this then you will be able to fix the problem by using the information   
   > from the command line error message.   
      
   When I did "sudo apt-get update",  I got message:   
      
   dpkg was interrupted.you must manually run: "dpkg --configure -a" to correct   
   the problem.   
      
   After running that command it WORKED AGAIN.   
      
   Thanks very much.  :-)   
      
   Henk   
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