Public bug reported: Steps to reproduce (Ubuntu 20.04, synaptic 0.84.6ubuntu5, software-properties-gtk 0.98.9) 1. Open synaptic 2. click in "parameters" menu, then "repositories". This will open a "Software and update" window 3. click on "additional drivers" tab 4. select a new driver (example : I have nvidia 435 installed, I select nvidia 440) 5. click apply
Expected behaviour : the selected driver is installed Actual behaviour: you get an error window with message: "pk-client-error-quark: E: could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-front-end. It is held by process 9246 (synaptic)" Workaround: launch "software update" directly without synaptic I understand that synaptic must be closed in order to let another software updating process operate. But this software update has been initiated from synaptic and I cannot close synaptic when software update is opened. It is opened like a modal window... Ithink either this feature should be removed from synaptic or avtrick must be found to have it releasing the lock as long as the "software update" window it has triggered is opened; or maybe synaptic and software-update-gtk could share the lock in this situation ? For now it is impossible to install additional driver if you launched it from synaptic. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: software-properties-gtk 0.98.9 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-29.33-generic 5.4.30 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-29-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip Date: Thu May 14 11:34:44 2020 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/software-properties-gtk InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-05-12 (1 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Release amd64 (20191017) InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python3.8 PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: SHELL=/bin/bash LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8 PATH=(custom, no user) Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.2, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2 PythonDetails: N/A SourcePackage: software-properties UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-05-12 (1 days ago) ** Affects: software-properties (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug focal ** Attachment added: "screenshot of error message with sofware_properties-gtk and synaptic opened." https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1878587/+attachment/5371450/+files/bug_synaptic_software-properties-gtk.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to software-properties in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1878587 Title: pk-client-error-quarl could not get lock when selecting driver from synaptic Status in software-properties package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Steps to reproduce (Ubuntu 20.04, synaptic 0.84.6ubuntu5, software-properties-gtk 0.98.9) 1. Open synaptic 2. click in "parameters" menu, then "repositories". This will open a "Software and update" window 3. click on "additional drivers" tab 4. select a new driver (example : I have nvidia 435 installed, I select nvidia 440) 5. click apply Expected behaviour : the selected driver is installed Actual behaviour: you get an error window with message: "pk-client-error-quark: E: could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-front-end. It is held by process 9246 (synaptic)" Workaround: launch "software update" directly without synaptic I understand that synaptic must be closed in order to let another software updating process operate. But this software update has been initiated from synaptic and I cannot close synaptic when software update is opened. It is opened like a modal window... Ithink either this feature should be removed from synaptic or avtrick must be found to have it releasing the lock as long as the "software update" window it has triggered is opened; or maybe synaptic and software-update-gtk could share the lock in this situation ? For now it is impossible to install additional driver if you launched it from synaptic. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: software-properties-gtk 0.98.9 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-29.33-generic 5.4.30 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-29-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip Date: Thu May 14 11:34:44 2020 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/software-properties-gtk InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-05-12 (1 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Release amd64 (20191017) InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python3.8 PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: SHELL=/bin/bash LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8 PATH=(custom, no user) Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.2, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2 PythonDetails: N/A SourcePackage: software-properties UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-05-12 (1 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/+bug/1878587/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp