Public bug reported: I ran do-release-upgrade on my server with zesty. But some upgrades were not performed, it asked me to file a bug:
(Reading database ... 22034 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../init-system-helpers_1.49ubuntu1_all.deb ... Unpacking init-system-helpers (1.49ubuntu1) over (1.47) ... Setting up init-system-helpers (1.49ubuntu1) ... (Reading database ... 22034 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../base-files_9.6ubuntu102_amd64.deb ... Warning: Stopping motd-news.service, but it can still be activated by: motd-news.timer Unpacking base-files (9.6ubuntu102) over (9.6ubuntu13.1) ... dpkg: error: dpkg status database is locked by another process Exception during pm.DoInstall(): E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2) Could not install the upgrades The upgrade has aborted. Your system could be in an unusable state. A recovery will run now (dpkg --configure -a). Please report this bug in a browser at http://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-release-upgrader/+filebug and attach the files in /var/log/dist-upgrade/ to the bug report. E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2) Setting up perl-modules-5.26 (5.26.0-8ubuntu1) ... Setting up base-files (9.6ubuntu102) ... Installing new version of config file /etc/issue ... Installing new version of config file /etc/issue.net ... Installing new version of config file /etc/lsb-release ... ** Affects: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1743169 Title: server upgrade to aardvark - dpkg: error: dpkg status database is locked by another process To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-release-upgrader/+bug/1743169/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
