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 uncommon for > me) and when I tried to get things going again I got the following > messages: > > 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?
Check for existing apt, apt-get, or dpkg processes. If they exist, kill them. Remove the lockfile, if it exists. Try re-running apt-get. If the problems persist, repost. Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Home of the brave http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ Land of the free Free Dmitry! Boycott Adobe! Repeal the DMCA! http://www.freesklyarov.org Geek for Hire http://kmself.home.netcom.com/resume.html
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