Updating frozen; "E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock"

  • Hi,


    I tried updating via the gui, and the update is stalling at "Please wait".


    When I SSH into the server and try an apt-get update/upgrade, I get this:


    Code
    Creating index of upgradeable packages ...
    Creating index of OpenMediaVault plugins ...
    E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
    E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), is another process using it?
    root@openmediavault:~# apt-get upgrade
    E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
    E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), is another process usingit?


    Rebooting doesn't help either.


    What should I do ?


    Thanks

  • Hi,


    Thanks for the help.
    That's what I thought, I checked and it seems apt is running...


    Code
    root@openmediavault:~# ps ax | grep apt
    20635 pts/1    S+     0:00 grep apt
    31267 ?        S      0:00 sh -c export LANG=C; export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive; apt-get --yes --force-yes --fix-missing --auto-remove --allow-unauthenticated --show-upgraded --option DPkg::Options::="--force-confold" install libjasper1 libmono-accessibility2.0-cil libmono-accessibility4.0-cil libmono-c5-1.1-cil libmono-cairo2.0-cil libmono-cairo4.0-cil libmono-cecil-private-cil libmono-cil-dev libmono-codecontracts4.0-cil libmono-compilerservices-symbolwriter4.0-cil libmono-corlib2.0-cil libmono-corlib4.0-cil libmono-corlib4.5-cil libmono-cscompmgd0.0-cil libmono-cscompmgd8.0-cil libmono-csharp4.0c-cil libmono-custommarshalers4.0-cil libmono-data-tds2.0-cil libmono-data-tds4.0-cil libmono-db2-1.0-cil libmono-debugger-soft2.0a-cil libmono-debugger-soft4.0a-cil libmono-entityframework-sqlserver6.0-cil libmono-entityframework6.0-cil libmono-http4.0-cil libmono-i18n-cjk4.0-cil libmono-i18n-mideast4.0-cil libmono-i18n-other4.0-cil libmono-i18n-rare4.0-cil libmono-i18n-west2.0-cil libmono-i18n-west4.0-cil libmono-i18n2.0-cil libmono-i18n4.0-all libmono-i18n4.0-cil libmono-ldap2.0-cil libmono-ldap4.0-cil libmono-management2.0-cil libmono-management4.0-cil libmono-messaging-rabbitmq2.0-cil libmono-messaging-rabbitmq4.0-cil libmono-messaging2.0-cil libmono-messaging4.0-cil libmono-microsoft-build-engine4.0-cil libmono-microsoft-build-framework4.0-cil libmono-microsoft-build-tasks-v4.0-4.0-cil libmono-microsoft-build-utilities-v4.0-4.0-cil libmono-microsoft-build2.0-cil libmono-microsoft-build4.0-cil libmono-microsoft-csharp4.0-cil libmono-microsoft-visualc10.0-cil libmono-microsoft-web-infrastructure1.0-cil libmono-microsoft8.0-cil libmono-npgsql2.0-cil libmono-npgsql4.0-cil libmono-oracle2.0-cil libmono-oracle4.0-cil libmono-parallel4.0-cil libmono-peapi2.0a-cil libmono-peapi4.0a-cil libmono-posix2.0-cil libmono-posix4.0-cil libmono-rabbitmq2.0-cil libmono-rabbitmq4.0-cil libmono-relaxng2.0-cil libmono-relaxng4.0-cil libmono-security2.0-cil libmono-security4.0-cil libmono-sharpzip2.6-cil libmono-sharpzip2.84-cil libmono-sharpzip4.84-cil libmono-simd2.0-cil libmono-simd4.0-cil libmono-sqlite2.0-cil libmono-sqlite4.0-cil libmono-system-componentmodel-composition4.0-cil libmono-system-componentmodel-dataannotations4.0-cil libmono-system-configuration-install4.0-cil libmono-system-configuration4.0-cil libmono-system-core4.0-cil libmono-system-data-datasetextensions4.0-cil libmono-system-data-linq2.0-cil libmono-system-data-linq4.0-cil libmono-system-data-services-client4.0-cil libmono-system-data-services2.0-cil libmono-system-data-services4.0-cil libmono-system-data2.0-cil libmono-system-data4.0-cil libmono-system-design4.0-cil libmono-system-drawing-design4.0-cil libmono-system-drawing4.0-cil libmono-system-dynamic4.0-cil libmono-system-enterpriseservices4.0-cil libmono-system-identitymodel-selectors4.0-cil libmono-system-identitymodel4.0-cil libmono-system-io-compression-filesystem4.0-cil libmono-system-io-compression4.0-cil libmono-system-json-microsoft4.0-cil libmono-system-json2.0-cil libmono-system-json4.0-cil libmono-system-ldap-protocols4.0-cil libmono-system-ldap2.0-cil libmono-system-ldap4.0-cil libmono-system-management4.0-cil libmono-system-messaging2.0-cil libmono-system-messaging4.0-cil libmono-system-net-http-formatting4.0-cil libmono-system-net-http-webrequest4.0-cil libmono-system-net-http4.0-cil libmono-system-net2.0-cil libmono-system-net4.0-cil libmono-system-numerics4.0-cil libmono-system-reactive-core2.2-cil libmono-system-reactive-debugger2.2-cil libmono-system-reactive-experimental2.2-cil libmono-system-reactive-interfaces2.2-cil libmono-system-reactive-linq2.2-cil libmono-system-reactive-observable-aliases0.0-cil libmono-system-reactive-platformservices2.2-cil libmono-system-reactive-providers2.2-cil libmono-system-reactive-runtime-remoting2.2-cil libmono-system-reactive-windows-forms2.2-cil libmono-system-reactive-windows-threading2.2-cil libmono-system-runtime-caching4.0-cil libmono-system-runtime-durableinstancing4.0-cil libmono-system-runtime-serialization-formatters-soap4.0-cil libmono-system-runtime-serialization4.0-cil
    31268 ?        S      0:01 apt-get --yes --force-yes --fix-missing --auto-remove --allow-unauthenticated --show-upgraded --option DPkg::Options::=--force-confold install libjasper1 libmono-accessibility2.0-cil libmono-accessibility4.0-cil libmono-c5-1.1-cil libmono-cairo2.0-cil libmono-cairo4.0-cil libmono-cecil-private-cil libmono-cil-dev libmono-codecontracts4.0-cil libmono-compilerservices-symbolwriter4.0-cil libmono-corlib2.0-cil libmono-corlib4.0-cil libmono-corlib4.5-cil libmono-cscompmgd0.0-cil libmono-cscompmgd8.0-cil libmono-csharp4.0c-cil libmono-custommarshalers4.0-cil libmono-data-tds2.0-cil libmono-data-tds4.0-cil libmono-db2-1.0-cil libmono-debugger-soft2.0a-cil libmono-debugger-soft4.0a-cil libmono-entityframework-sqlserver6.0-cil libmono-entityframework6.0-cil libmono-http4.0-cil libmono-i18n-cjk4.0-cil libmono-i18n-mideast4.0-cil libmono-i18n-other4.0-cil libmono-i18n-rare4.0-cil libmono-i18n-west2.0-cil libmono-i18n-west4.0-cil libmono-i18n2.0-cil libmono-i18n4.0-all libmono-i18n4.0-cil libmono-ldap2.0-cil libmono-ldap4.0-cil libmono-management2.0-cil libmono-management4.0-cil libmono-messaging-rabbitmq2.0-cil libmono-messaging-rabbitmq4.0-cil libmono-messaging2.0-cil libmono-messaging4.0-cil libmono-microsoft-build-engine4.0-cil libmono-microsoft-build-framework4.0-cil libmono-microsoft-build-tasks-v4.0-4.0-cil libmono-microsoft-build-utilities-v4.0-4.0-cil libmono-microsoft-build2.0-cil libmono-microsoft-build4.0-cil libmono-microsoft-csharp4.0-cil libmono-microsoft-visualc10.0-cil libmono-microsoft-web-infrastructure1.0-cil libmono-microsoft8.0-cil libmono-npgsql2.0-cil libmono-npgsql4.0-cil libmono-oracle2.0-cil libmono-oracle4.0-cil libmono-parallel4.0-cil libmono-peapi2.0a-cil libmono-peapi4.0a-cil libmono-posix2.0-cil libmono-posix4.0-cil libmono-rabbitmq2.0-cil libmono-rabbitmq4.0-cil libmono-relaxng2.0-cil libmono-relaxng4.0-cil libmono-security2.0-cil libmono-security4.0-cil libmono-sharpzip2.6-cil libmono-sharpzip2.84-cil libmono-sharpzip4.84-cil libmono-simd2.0-cil libmono-simd4.0-cil libmono-sqlite2.0-cil libmono-sqlite4.0-cil libmono-system-componentmodel-composition4.0-cil libmono-system-componentmodel-dataannotations4.0-cil libmono-system-configuration-install4.0-cil libmono-system-configuration4.0-cil libmono-system-core4.0-cil libmono-system-data-datasetextensions4.0-cil libmono-system-data-linq2.0-cil libmono-system-data-linq4.0-cil libmono-system-data-services-client4.0-cil libmono-system-data-services2.0-cil libmono-system-data-services4.0-cil libmono-system-data2.0-cil libmono-system-data4.0-cil libmono-system-design4.0-cil libmono-system-drawing-design4.0-cil libmono-system-drawing4.0-cil libmono-system-dynamic4.0-cil libmono-system-enterpriseservices4.0-cil libmono-system-identitymodel-selectors4.0-cil libmono-system-identitymodel4.0-cil libmono-system-io-compression-filesystem4.0-cil libmono-system-io-compression4.0-cil libmono-system-json-microsoft4.0-cil libmono-system-json2.0-cil libmono-system-json4.0-cil libmono-system-ldap-protocols4.0-cil libmono-system-ldap2.0-cil libmono-system-ldap4.0-cil libmono-system-management4.0-cil libmono-system-messaging2.0-cil libmono-system-messaging4.0-cil libmono-system-net-http-formatting4.0-cil libmono-system-net-http-webrequest4.0-cil libmono-system-net-http4.0-cil libmono-system-net2.0-cil libmono-system-net4.0-cil libmono-system-numerics4.0-cil libmono-system-reactive-core2.2-cil libmono-system-reactive-debugger2.2-cil libmono-system-reactive-experimental2.2-cil libmono-system-reactive-interfaces2.2-cil libmono-system-reactive-linq2.2-cil libmono-system-reactive-observable-aliases0.0-cil libmono-system-reactive-platformservices2.2-cil libmono-system-reactive-providers2.2-cil libmono-system-reactive-runtime-remoting2.2-cil libmono-system-reactive-windows-forms2.2-cil libmono-system-reactive-windows-threading2.2-cil libmono-system-runtime-caching4.0-cil libmono-system-runtime-durableinstancing4.0-cil libmono-system-runtime-serialization-formatters-soap4.0-cil libmono-system-runtime-serialization4.0-cil libmono-system-runtime2.0-cil libmono-system-runtime4.0-cil li


    What should I do know ?

  • I tried rerunning apt, it stalls again in ssh.
    Something seems very wrong here...

    Code
    root@openmediavault:~# apt-get upgrade
    E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
    root@openmediavault:~# dpkg --configure -a
    Setting up openmediavault-snapraid (1.0.15) ...
  • I tried waiting over an hour on snapraid to update; is this normal behaviour ? I updated it several times, it never took so long.


    I'm waiting on snapraid again atm... I'll try running apt-get -f install if it still doesn't work.


    Thanks !

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