I would argue that the user should be somewhat responsible here... I don't plan to fix this at the dpkg level at least. Maybe you can reaffect the bug to upstart if you really believe that it deserves some more consideration.
Note that it's pretty rare that the system ends up entirely unusable even when interrupted in the middle of an upgrade. ** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu) Status: New => Won't Fix -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/658226 Title: Shutdown or reboot should be postponed, when apt lock is active To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/658226/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs