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12.04 unattended-upgrades package has lock on /var/lib/dpkg/lock (cannot sudo apt-get update due to lock) [duplicate]

Calling the sudo apt-get update fails to complete. Fails with: Fetched 2,212 kB in 13s (162 kB/s) E: ...
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Unity crash during 12.04 to 12.10 upgrade , dpkg --configure -a fails with too many errors : recourse?

Some key combination I pressed during an update from 12.04 to 12.10 ( en-route to 13.04 ..my final objective ) crashed Unity. I could however start a terminal and I tried the fixes outlined in ...
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upgrade has a problem

when I use: sudo dpkg --configure -a I get this: Setting up rsyslog (5.8.6-1ubuntu9.1) ... dpkg: error processing rsyslog (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned ...
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Failed Kernel install results in apt and dpkg failure due to dependencies and configuration issues

I have seen some similar questions but none that I have seen have resolved my issue. An error occured durring a kernel upgrade on Ubuntu 12.04 from linux-image-3.2.0-36-generic to ...
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How can I Resolve dpkg dependency?

administrator@zlounes:~$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct ...
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Having a Problem After Installing Mac-osx Theme and setting it up With Cairo dock

When i write sudo apt-get upgrade This message Shows Up:"dpkg: error: cannot scan updates directory `/var/lib/dpkg/updates/': No such file or directory E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error ...
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error processing software-center after upgrading precise to quantal

After upgrading precise to quantal I am totally unable to run apt-get upgrade or apt-get -f install sam@ubuntu-vm:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree ...
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Need help fixing DPKG errors after update from 12.04 to 12.10

So I was doing fine then i upgraded my system to 12.10 and now i cant get my system to update all of its packages properly. no matter what i do, what is happening here and how do i fix this. if i ...
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dpkg error getting while upgrading from 12.04 to 12.10

How to solve this error: dpkg: error: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 15356 package 'libogg0': package has field 'Multi-Arch: same' but is missing architecture
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Enabling unattended-upgrades from a shell script

I have a shell script to automatically configure new Ubuntu virtual machines for my purposes. I would like this script to install and enable unattended-upgrades, but I cannot figure out how to do so ...
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Ubuntu upgrade 12.04 the disk drive for / is not ready or not present

When upgrading Ubuntu to 12.04, I get the message the disk drive for / is not ready or not present. I tried mount -n -o remount,rw /` and `dpkg --configure -a which gives me this error: ...
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Cannot resolve package dependencies following LTS upgrade from Lucid to Precise

After a failed LTS upgrade from Lucid to Precise, I'm stuck in package limbo. As root I have run dpkg --configure -a apt-get -f install Outputs appended below. The default package archive at this ...
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(E: dpkg was interrupted… run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a'…)

I was running an upgrade with the apt-get command, and it was taking an exceptionally long time because half way through my ISP hit me in the face with their fair usage policy. After sitting outside ...
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Can't see anything I type except on internet, can't download anything, can't even open software center.

If I do anything with sudo terminal says: E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem. This all started after i canceled the 11 upgrade during ...
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Attempt to Upgrade is failing due to unstable mfc6490cwlpr:i386

I am attempting to upgrade to the most recent Ubuntu OS but i am being stopped with warning that mfc6490cwlpr:i386 is in a very bad inconsistent state. the warning suggests that I should reinstall ...
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Why does Eclipse keep crashing and dpkg erroring out?

I am getting the error: E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) This happened while I was trying to upgrade my PC. I use Eclipse and it keeps on crashing. Please help. Here's the ...
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How can I resolve dpkg dependency problems?

$ sudo apt-get upgrade Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 8 not fully ...
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Why this dpkg error: ambiguous package name 'libglib2.0-0' …?

I have some weird errors while trying to install packages with software center or even when I try to upgrade packages with sudo apt-get install upgrade: dpkg: error: file triggers record mentions ...
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How do I fix dpkg errors after a failed upgrade?

After running an upgrade from Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) to 12.04LTS (Precise Pangolin), a window popped up saying that the upgrade failed and that I should run sudo dpkg --configure -a. Running ...
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What to do if dpkg is stuck while updating packages?

I just installed Kubuntu 11.10 and started to update packages. All packages downloaded and now it's stuck running dpkg, at 53%, for hours. What can I do now to not break anything? Should I reset my ...
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Difference between commands

What is the difference between the following? sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade and dpkg --get-selections | grep -v deinstall > ubuntu-files plus sudo dpkg --set-selections < ...
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Unity is disturbed after a partial upgrade

I had upgraded my workstation from Maverick to Natty. I switched to unity after this upgrade and was quite happy. In the last week of May, 2011 update manager proposed a partial upgrade. After the ...
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Upgrading to 10.10 [closed]

Hey guys, Ive had some problems with my linux system, slowly been figuring things out. But im quite stumped on this problem, ill copy a section of code for you... Errors were encountered while ...
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Upgrading to Ubuntu 11.04 failed

Today Ubuntu asked me to upgrade to 11.04. The installation went completely fine until right at the end when the following packages failed: install-info ubuntu-standard The installer hung so I had ...
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dump dpkg package list for fresh installation [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Best way to backup all settings, list of installed packages, tweaks, etc? I've heard that I can dump the dpkg package list of currently installed applications, then ...
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apt-get stuck on libboo2.0.9-cil upgrade [closed]

For whatever reason, aptitude is stuck on upgrading libboo2.0.9-cil. I tried dpkg --configure -a and restarting the upgrade, but that doesn't seem to do anything. It just sits there on ...
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Does installing packages manually with dpkg prevent a future upgrade path?

I manage a private network which has no internet connectivity due to the security policy of the customer. This network has a single Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Server installation (soon to be several more) and ...