Update Manager Problem

[maitrayei]

Hello Everybody,

I downloaded ubuntu 9.04 and loaded on PC and thereafter I was adding various softwares by using apt-get. i was trying to load te JAVA6 by the following command: -

sudo apt-get install --reinstall -y sun-java6-jre sun-java6-plugin

I think the JAVA did not completely load and I am lind of stuck in between... AFter that I am facing the following problem: -

manish-desktop:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
dpkg: status database area is locked by another process
manish-desktop:~$

Can somebody help please and tell me what is actually happening here. I can not even open my repositories....

[reed9]

I believe you can run

sudo fuser -vki /var/lib/dpkg/lock

and it should ask if you want to kill the process using the file. Say yes and you should be good to go.

[devils casper]

manish-desktop:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
dpkg: status database area is locked by another process

Are you running any other instance of Package Manager? Its not possible to do that. Close all other instances like Synaptic or Adept. Execute apt-get command again.