[SLL] [Gslug-general] w32codecs

[Derek Simkowiak]

    Re: error message "Unable to lock the administration directory 
(/var/lib/dpkg/), is another process using it?"...

    The most common cause of this error is that you have the graphical 
tool "Synaptic Package Manager" open, and then you go over to a shell 
and try to use "sudo apt-get" from a command line.  If Synaptic is open, 
you'll get this message, because Synaptic has locked the dir.

    My guess is that you closed Synaptic, then downloaded and installed 
the DEBs (and that's why it worked when you tried DEB files manually).


--Derek

On 02/15/2009 05:36 PM, Dave Johanson wrote:
> Problem I believe has been solved by downloading the files as .deb and 
> installing from there. In any event, I can now play DVDs on the box.
>
> dave
>
> Dave Johanson wrote:
>> Having finally gotten wireless connectivity on my ubuntu 8.10 laptop 
>> yesterday, thanks again Mark, I am now trying to get full video 
>> capabilities. I was successful in getting libdvdcss2 installed, I 
>> think, but cannot get the w32codecs install. Below is a printout of 
>> what I'm seeing. Would someone please advise me as to what I'm doing 
>> wrong or better yet, what I should be doing.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> dave
>>
>> dcjohan at dcjohan-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get update
>> [sudo] password for dcjohan:
>> Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 8.10 _Intrepid Ibex_ - Release i386 (20081029.5) 
>> intrepid/main Translation-en_US
>> Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 8.10 _Intrepid Ibex_ - Release i386 (20081029.5) 
>> intrepid/restricted Translation-en_US
>> Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com intrepid Release.gpg       Ign 
>> http://archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Translation-en_US
>> Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/universe Translation-en_US
>> Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/restricted Translation-en_US
>> Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/multiverse Translation-en_US
>> Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com intrepid Release
>> Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Packages
>> Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/universe Packages
>> Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/restricted Packages
>> Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/multiverse Packages
>>
>> *****  Problem area I believe starts here  ********
>>
>> 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?
>> dcjohan at dcjohan-laptop:~$ $sudo apt-get install w32codecs libdvscss2
>> E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13 Permission 
>> denied)
>> E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), are 
>> you root?
>> dcjohan at dcjohan-laptop:~$ sudo
>> usage: sudo -h | -K | -k | -L | -l | -V | -v
>> usage: sudo [-bEHPS] [-p prompt] [-u username|#uid] [VAR=value]
>>            {-i | -s | <command>}
>> usage: sudo -e [-S] [-p prompt] [-u username|#uid] file ...
>> dcjohan at dcjohan-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get install w32codecs libdvscss2
>> 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?
>> dcjohan at dcjohan-laptop:~$
>>
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