Hi Michael,
Ask and ye shall receive:
apt-get dist-upgrade -y -m
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend. It is held by
process 629520 (unattended-upgr)
N: Be aware that removing the lock file is not a solution and may break
your system.
E: Unable to acquire the dpkg frontend lock (/var/lib/dpkg/lock-
frontend), is another process using it?
ps afx | grep /proc/629520/
1263559 pts/0 S+ 0:00 | | \_ grep /proc/629520/
lsof -p 629520
lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfsd-fuse file system
/run/user/1000/gvfs
Output information may be incomplete.
lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.portal file system /run/user/1000/doc
Output information may be incomplete.
COMMAND PID USER FD TYPE DEVICE SIZE/OFF
NODE NAME
unattende 629520 root cwd DIR 8,5 4096
2359297 /var/backups
unattende 629520 root rtd DIR 8,4 4096
2 /
unattende 629520 root txt REG 8,4 5900104
3154250 /usr/bin/python3.10
unattende 629520 root DEL REG 8,5
7082389 /var/cache/apt/pkgcache.bin
unattende 629520 root DEL REG 8,5
7077991 /var/cache/apt/pkgcache.bin
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 4713720
3152806 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcrypto.so.3
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 700448
3152807 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libssl.so.3
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 63568
3673413 /usr/lib/python3.10/lib-dynload/_hashlib.cpython-310-x86_64-
linux-gnu.so
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 212304
3673415 /usr/lib/python3.10/lib-dynload/_ssl.cpython-310-x86_64-linux-
gnu.so
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 161864
3146718 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgpg-error.so.0.33.0
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 38864
3146762 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcap.so.2.44
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 1332480
3146730 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgcrypt.so.20.4.1
unattende 629520 root DEL REG 8,4
3156120 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libsystemd.so.0.34.0
unattende 629520 root DEL REG 8,4
3149630 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libudev.so.1.7.4
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 751840
3145954 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libzstd.so.1.5.2
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 137568
3146757 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/liblz4.so.1.9.3
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 2190408
3151362 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6.0.30
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 158400
3146118 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/liblzma.so.5.2.5
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 125320
3149167 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgcc_s.so.1
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 2055472
3149284 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libapt-pkg.so.6.0.0
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 22728
3152663 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXdmcp.so.6.0.0
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 35888
3172444 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/librt-2.33.so
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 351024
3674340 /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt_pkg.cpython-310-x86_64-
linux-gnu.so
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 206984
3157107 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/girepository-1.0/GLib-2.0.typelib
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 362276
3157110 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/girepository-1.0/Gio-2.0.typelib
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 215704
3675617 /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cairo/_cairo.cpython-310-x86_64-
linux-gnu.so
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 47312
3169945 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libmd.so.0.0.5
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 84840
3150673 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libbsd.so.0.11.6
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 137376
3167131 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libbrotlicommon.so.1.0.9
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 14496
3152661 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXau.so.6.0.0
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 51360
3167133 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libbrotlidec.so.1.0.9
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 30776
3149260 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libuuid.so.1.3.0
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 81568
3152672 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXext.so.6.4.0
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 1322504
3152669 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so.6.4.0
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 47608
3167671 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXrender.so.1.3.0
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 170936
3152665 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libxcb.so.1.1.0
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 214960
3152608 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpng16.so.16.37.0
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 821160
3146597 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfreetype.so.6.18.3
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 289800
3152636 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfontconfig.so.1.12.0
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 694288
3153864 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpixman-1.so.0.40.0
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 1187432
3157751 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcairo.so.2.11600.0
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 80008
3145966 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libxxhash.so.0.8.1
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 19416
3680013 /usr/lib/python3.10/lib-dynload/_queue.cpython-310-x86_64-
linux-gnu.so
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 61148
3157109 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/girepository-1.0/GObject-2.0.typelib
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 633512
3146138 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpcre2-8.so.0.11.0
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 355328
3146773 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libblkid.so.1.1.0
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 178408
3150400 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libselinux.so.1
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 404096
3149242 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libmount.so.1.1.0
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 1998064
3160033 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgio-2.0.so.0.7200.3
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 477136
3147753 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpcre.so.3.13.3
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 223264
3157103 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgirepository-1.0.so.1.0.0
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 387288
3170457 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0.7200.3
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 1265168
3170437 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0.7200.3
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 55576
3153867 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libxcb-render.so.0.0.0
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 14408
3153869 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libxcb-shm.so.0.0.0
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 42768
3153881 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcairo-gobject.so.2.11600.0
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 340400
3816061 /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/gi/_gi.cpython-310-x86_64-linux-
gnu.so
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 74688
3146103 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libbz2.so.1.0.4
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 55824
3674339 /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt_inst.cpython-310-x86_64-
linux-gnu.so
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 45080
3680009 /usr/lib/python3.10/lib-dynload/_lzma.cpython-310-x86_64-linux-
gnu.so
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 27864
3678373 /usr/lib/python3.10/lib-dynload/_bz2.cpython-310-x86_64-linux-
gnu.so
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 93048
3172443 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libresolv-2.33.so
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 47640
3172439 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnss_files-2.33.so
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 3041456
3147888 /usr/lib/locale/locale-archive
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 22360
3810436 /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/gi/_gi_cairo.cpython-310-x86_64-
linux-gnu.so
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 18480
3170452 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgmodule-2.0.so.0.7200.3
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 47608
3146858 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libffi.so.8.1.0
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 1900960
3172431 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc-2.33.so
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 143736
3172442 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread-2.33.so
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 113088
3148059 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libz.so.1.2.11
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 194712
3147099 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libexpat.so.1.8.8
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 1321400
3172433 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libm-2.33.so
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 14784
3172446 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libutil-2.33.so
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 18744
3172432 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdl-2.33.so
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 27002
3196173 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gconv/gconv-modules.cache
unattende 629520 root mem REG 8,4 202520
3172427 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/ld-2.33.so
unattende 629520 root 0r CHR 1,3 0t0
4 /dev/null
unattende 629520 root 1u unix 0xffff88a142f76180 0t0
6169365 type=STREAM (CONNECTED)
unattende 629520 root 2u unix 0xffff88a142f76180 0t0
6169365 type=STREAM (CONNECTED)
unattende 629520 root 3w REG 8,5 137505
4719244 /var/log/unattended-upgrades/unattended-upgrades.log
unattende 629520 root 4u unix 0xffff88a113b2dcc0 0t0
6169864 type=DGRAM (CONNECTED)
unattende 629520 root 5uW REG 0,23 0
18294 /run/unattended-upgrades.lock
unattende 629520 root 6u netlink 0t0
6169884 ROUTE
unattende 629520 root 7u a_inode 0,14 0
8267 [eventfd:519]
unattende 629520 root 8u a_inode 0,14 0
8267 [eventfd:561]
unattende 629520 root 9u unix 0xffff88a142f76b00 0t0
6169885 type=STREAM (CONNECTED)
unattende 629520 root 10u a_inode 0,14 0
8267 [eventfd:563]
unattende 629520 root 11r REG 8,5 6800771
6828642 /var/lib/dpkg/status (deleted)
unattende 629520 root 12uW REG 8,5 0
6815766 /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend
unattende 629520 root 13r REG 8,5 7056142
4718803 /var/log/unattended-upgrades/unattended-upgrades-dpkg.log
unattende 629520 root 14r REG 8,5 3659
7349572 /var/lib/apt/lists/dl.winehq.org_wine-
builds_debian_dists_bookworm_main_binary-all_Packages
unattende 629520 root 15r REG 8,5 585446
7345304 /var/lib/apt/lists/dl.winehq.org_wine-
builds_debian_dists_bookworm_main_binary-i386_Packages
unattende 629520 root 16r REG 8,5 599946
7345302 /var/lib/apt/lists/dl.winehq.org_wine-
builds_debian_dists_bookworm_main_binary-amd64_Packages
unattende 629520 root 17r REG 8,5 1096
7349578
/var/lib/apt/lists/download.opensuse.org_repositories_home:_strycore_De
bian%5fTesting_Packages
unattende 629520 root 18r REG 8,5 554655
7345324 /var/lib/apt/lists/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_bookworm_non-
free_i18n_Translation-en
unattende 629520 root 19r REG 8,5 402456
7345318 /var/lib/apt/lists/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_bookworm_non-
free_binary-i386_Packages
unattende 629520 root 20r REG 8,5 514464
7345303 /var/lib/apt/lists/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_bookworm_non-
free_binary-amd64_Packages
unattende 629520 root 21r REG 8,5 201443
7349694
/var/lib/apt/lists/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_bookworm_contrib_i18n_Tr
anslation-en
unattende 629520 root 22r REG 8,5 217090
7349987
/var/lib/apt/lists/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_bookworm_contrib_binary-
i386_Packages
unattende 629520 root 23r REG 8,5 247031
7349986
/var/lib/apt/lists/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_bookworm_contrib_binary-
amd64_Packages
unattende 629520 root 24r REG 8,5 31340779
7345081
/var/lib/apt/lists/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_bookworm_main_i18n_Trans
lation-en (deleted)
unattende 629520 root 25r REG 8,5 47031284
7345061
/var/lib/apt/lists/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_bookworm_main_binary-
i386_Packages (deleted)
unattende 629520 root 26r REG 8,5 47602820
7345078
/var/lib/apt/lists/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_bookworm_main_binary-
amd64_Packages (deleted)
unattende 629520 root 27r FIFO 0,13 0t0
6174602 pipe
unattende 629520 root 28r REG 8,5 6802732
6829035 /var/lib/dpkg/status (deleted)
unattende 629520 root 30r REG 8,5 3659
7349572 /var/lib/apt/lists/dl.winehq.org_wine-
builds_debian_dists_bookworm_main_binary-all_Packages
unattende 629520 root 31r REG 8,5 585446
7345304 /var/lib/apt/lists/dl.winehq.org_wine-
builds_debian_dists_bookworm_main_binary-i386_Packages
unattende 629520 root 32r REG 8,5 599946
7345302 /var/lib/apt/lists/dl.winehq.org_wine-
builds_debian_dists_bookworm_main_binary-amd64_Packages
unattende 629520 root 33r REG 8,5 1096
7349578
/var/lib/apt/lists/download.opensuse.org_repositories_home:_strycore_De
bian%5fTesting_Packages
unattende 629520 root 34r REG 8,5 554655
7345324 /var/lib/apt/lists/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_bookworm_non-
free_i18n_Translation-en
unattende 629520 root 35r REG 8,5 402456
7345318 /var/lib/apt/lists/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_bookworm_non-
free_binary-i386_Packages
unattende 629520 root 36r REG 8,5 514464
7345303 /var/lib/apt/lists/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_bookworm_non-
free_binary-amd64_Packages
unattende 629520 root 37r REG 8,5 201443
7349694
/var/lib/apt/lists/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_bookworm_contrib_i18n_Tr
anslation-en
unattende 629520 root 38r REG 8,5 217090
7349987
/var/lib/apt/lists/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_bookworm_contrib_binary-
i386_Packages
unattende 629520 root 39r REG 8,5 247031
7349986
/var/lib/apt/lists/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_bookworm_contrib_binary-
amd64_Packages
unattende 629520 root 40r REG 8,5 31340779
7345081
/var/lib/apt/lists/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_bookworm_main_i18n_Trans
lation-en (deleted)
unattende 629520 root 41r REG 8,5 47031284
7345061
/var/lib/apt/lists/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_bookworm_main_binary-
i386_Packages (deleted)
unattende 629520 root 42r REG 8,5 47602820
7345078
/var/lib/apt/lists/deb.debian.org_debian_dists_bookworm_main_binary-
amd64_Packages (deleted)
unattende 629520 root 43uW REG 8,5 0
7078060 /var/cache/apt/archives/lock
unattende 629520 root 56r REG 8,5 6800771
6828642 /var/lib/dpkg/status (deleted)
unattende 629520 root 71w FIFO 0,13 0t0
6174602 pipe
date
Mon Aug 1 12:13:04 PM CDT 2022
tail /var/log/unattended-upgrades/unattended-upgrades.log
2022-08-01 12:12:54,748 DEBUG Applying pin -32768 to package_file:
<apt_pkg.PackageFile object:
filename:'/var/lib/apt/lists/dl.winehq.org_wine-
builds_debian_dists_bookworm_main_binary-all_Packages'
a=testing,c=main,v=,o=dl.winehq.org,l=winehq arch='all'
site='dl.winehq.org' IndexType='Debian Package Index' Size=3659 ID:12>
2022-08-01 12:12:54,748 DEBUG Applying pinning: PkgFilePin(id=11,
priority=-32768)
2022-08-01 12:12:54,748 DEBUG Applying pin -32768 to package_file:
<apt_pkg.PackageFile object:
filename:'/var/lib/apt/lists/dl.winehq.org_wine-
builds_debian_dists_bookworm_main_binary-i386_Packages'
a=testing,c=main,v=,o=dl.winehq.org,l=winehq arch='i386'
site='dl.winehq.org' IndexType='Debian Package Index' Size=585446
ID:11>
2022-08-01 12:12:54,748 DEBUG Applying pinning: PkgFilePin(id=10,
priority=-32768)
2022-08-01 12:12:54,748 DEBUG Applying pin -32768 to package_file:
<apt_pkg.PackageFile object:
filename:'/var/lib/apt/lists/dl.winehq.org_wine-
builds_debian_dists_bookworm_main_binary-amd64_Packages'
a=testing,c=main,v=,o=dl.winehq.org,l=winehq arch='amd64'
site='dl.winehq.org' IndexType='Debian Package Index' Size=599946
ID:10>
2022-08-01 12:12:54,748 DEBUG Applying pinning: PkgFilePin(id=9,
priority=-32768)
2022-08-01 12:12:54,748 DEBUG Applying pin -32768 to package_file:
<apt_pkg.PackageFile object:
filename:'/var/lib/apt/lists/download.opensuse.org_repositories_home:_s
trycore_Debian%5fTesting_Packages'
a=,c=,v=,o=obs://build.opensuse.org/home:strycore/Debian_Testing,l=home
:strycore arch='' site='download.opensuse.org' IndexType='Debian
Package Index' Size=1096 ID:9>
2022-08-01 12:12:54,764 DEBUG left to upgrade set()
2022-08-01 12:12:54,783 INFO All upgrades installed
Hope this is useful.
Tim
--
tmcconnell...@gmail.com
On Sun, 31 Jul 2022 10:06:42 +0200 "Michael Vogt" <m...@debian.org>
wrote:
> Thanks for your bugreport.
>
> On Thu, Jul 28, 2022, at 19:34, Tim McConnell wrote:
> > Package: unattended-upgrades
> > Version: 2.9.1
> > Severity: normal
> > X-Debbugs-Cc: tmcconnell...@gmail.com
> [..]
> > Unattended-Upgrades runs successfully, but if I try to run `apt-get
dist-
> > upgrades' when packages are held back I get a message stating
unattended
> > upgrades has the file locked (I also get this with Gnome Software
center). If I
> > search `ps -ux' for that PID it isn't there. Sometimes I can run
`sudo
> > unattended-upgrade --debug --dry-run' and the lock is released
other times I
> > have to reboot the computer. It seems it's completed but hasn't let
go of the
> > lock.
> [..]
>
> The log in /var/log/unattended-upgrades/unattended-upgrades.log might
be
> interesting here. However what you describe sounds quite puzzling,
the lock
> should only be held if there is an active PID of unattended-upgrades,
If you
> see this again, could you please open a new terminal and type:
> $ ps afx | grep /proc/<pid-as-reported-from-apt-that-has-the-lock>/
> $ sudo lsof -p <pid-as-reported-from-apt-that-has-the-lock>
> $ date
> $ tail /var/log/unattended-upgrades/unattended-upgrades.log
>
> Also "--dry-run" should not influence the lock file. It might be the
issue goes
> away after some time and running --dry-run also takes some time so
when
> it finishes the lock is gone. Or some hidden bug of course.
>
> Thanks,
> Michael
>
>
