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I get the following message when I attempt to do software updates on my "Debian machine":
"Only one software management tool is allowed to run at the same time
Please close the other application e.g. 'aptitude' or 'Synaptic' first."
How do I resolve this problem?
I am a Linux illiterate. A typical answer from a Linux pro contains many alternatives. This is confusing. Please, could somebody suggest one course of action. Doesn't have to be the best way to do it, as long as it works.
Thank you,
Andre
Last edited by Andre Zganiacz; 10-10-2009 at 08:39 PM.
As the error states, you have more than one instance of a package management tool running. Maybe on another desktop or hanging. Check all programs to see if one of them is Synaptic, Aptitude, or maybe on console level apt-get.
If you cannot find any instance open a console and check the running processes with the command
I get the following message when I attempt to do software updates on my "Debian machine":
"Only one software management tool is allowed to run at the same time
Please close the other application e.g. 'aptitude' or 'Synaptic' first."
How do I resolve this problem?
I am a Linux illiterate. A typical answer from a Linux pro contains many alternatives. This is confusing. Please, could somebody suggest one course of action. Doesn't have to be the best way to do it, as long as it works.
Thank you,
Andre
Anytime I update my system I stop the xserver then update as said in the above post the desktop could be running it to and hanging it up. you can use <ctr>+<alt>+<backspace> to stop the xserver. the run your update command and the after its done try starting with
Anytime I update my system I stop the xserver then update as said in the above post the desktop could be running it to and hanging it up. you can use <ctr>+<alt>+<backspace> to stop the xserver. the run your update command and the after its done try starting with
Code:
sudo startx
hope that helps
Why don't you disable auto-update?
If it's enabled, no need to do update by the command-prompt..
I always disable auto-update, I like to have control.
Killing X to update seems a little over the top, no?
Why don't you disable auto-update?
If it's enabled, no need to do update by the command-prompt..
I allways disable auto-update, I like to have control.
Killing X to update seems a little over the top, no?
Considering you use less system resources that way your update may go a little faster if you have a slow system
Just wanted to clarify.
I get the error message when I double click the orange icon (updates available notifier) in the upper right hand corner. It worked in the past and stooped about 7 months ago.
Thank you everyone for various helpful hints. I haven't been able to resolve my problem yet. I can't figure out which process is interfearing with what other process. I'd like to understand the problem better rather than just killing processes at random
My previous post has a listing of all my running processes.
Thank you again for your help so far and I hope somebody will take a peek at the list of my running processes.
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