[Bug 464020] Re: Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open

2011-03-05 Thread murali krishna naik
I accidentally close Ubuntu Software Center while still installing something. The application just dissapear without any warning or confirmation. The I reopen it again,happily the process is still in there. But I wrong. The process still listed but not running at all i tried sudo dpkg

[Bug 464020] Re: Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open

2010-06-07 Thread kevin
i did it very easy...i just typed in the terminal the sudo thing... and after that, it worked... . -- Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/464020 You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 464020] Re: Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open

2010-05-12 Thread heavenhunter
I had this problemm as well. I accidentally close Ubuntu Software Center while still installing something. The application just dissapear without any warning or confirmation. The I reopen it again,happily the process is still in there. But I wrong. The process still listed but not running at

[Bug 464020] Re: Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open

2010-05-09 Thread John Wise
I had this problem as well as others who have posted on this topic. I tried to run sudo dpkg --configure -a. The first time the terminal asked for my password and would not let me keyboard it in. After a reboot I tried again. This time it said it required superuser privileges. I found weathergods

[Bug 464020] Re: Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open

2010-03-22 Thread Adrian Bennett
sudo dpkg --configure -aworked for me too! -- Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/464020 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 464020] Re: Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open

2010-02-17 Thread ashbonne
wow, cool, thanks dude, i'm trying to learn as much as i can about linux, always been good at computers but with windows not linux, its all new to me. if you change this to another thread or something keep me informed of where and any ideas you come up with, thanks for your efforts, ash --

[Bug 464020] Re: Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open

2010-02-16 Thread ashbonne
ok retyped it as in this 'ps ax (that funny line thing that ia can't do on here but its in) grep update-grub and... i got this: '1909 pts/0 0:00 grep update-grub' i repeated and got this: 'grep: grub: No such file or directory' any help? -- Ubuntu software center says waiting for other

[Bug 464020] Re: Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open

2010-02-16 Thread WeatherGod
Thanks ashbonne, this indicates to me that 'update-grub' is not the cause of the problem for you (but may still be the issue for others). I will look into other possibilities. As a side note, the '|' symbol (which is typically found on English keyboards on the same key as the '\' symbol) is

[Bug 464020] Re: Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open

2010-02-15 Thread ashbonne
i tested post #25 and got this : '1846 pts/0 S+ 0:00 greb update-grub' -- Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/464020 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which

[Bug 464020] Re: Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open

2010-02-15 Thread WeatherGod
ashbonne: I think you either had a typo in your command or with your output. greb -- grep -- Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/464020 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 464020] Re: Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open

2010-02-11 Thread shoully
I wrote this $ sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/lock The problem disappeared -- Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/464020 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 464020] Re: Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open

2010-02-11 Thread WeatherGod
Do *not* follow the advice in reply 27. It does not fully solve the problem as it may recur, and might introduce other issues. To properly test this, could someone please check for the 'update-grub' program as I suggested in reply 25? -- Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software

[Bug 464020] Re: Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open

2010-02-08 Thread ashbonne
not sure what that is or how to check it -- Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/464020 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 464020] Re: Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open

2010-02-08 Thread WeatherGod
Run the command 'ps ax | grep update-grub' to see if update-grub is a running process. -- Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/464020 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 464020] Re: Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open

2010-02-08 Thread mystro2005
I ran sudo dpkg --configure -a and everything is running fine now. Thanks for the help. -- Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/464020 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 464020] Re: Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open

2010-02-06 Thread WeatherGod
For those who are still experiencing issues, can you confirm if a process called update-grub is still running? -- Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/464020 You received this bug notification because you are

[Bug 464020] Re: Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open

2010-01-25 Thread ashbonne
the cd drive on my laptop has packed up anyways so i abandoned fixing that poop (to put it politely lol) but i hope a solution is found for this bug because nothing worked for me and when i get my proper computer set up i'll want to install linux ubuntu onto that and i hope it doesn't affect that

[Bug 464020] Re: Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open

2010-01-24 Thread Shaden
me either neither fixes are working for me. cant uninstall unwanted software. -- Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/464020 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which

[Bug 464020] Re: Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open

2010-01-10 Thread Tommy the MetaKnight
Not doing it for me. I'm trying to install edubuntu, and i've tried everything listed here. It does not work. -- Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/464020 You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 464020] Re: Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open

2010-01-10 Thread ashbonne
nothing working so far for me yet :( -- Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/464020 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 464020] Re: Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open

2010-01-02 Thread WeatherGod
ashbonne and Salah, please try 'sudo apt-get clean' to reset your package caches. This should allow the other commands to work, maybe. -- Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/464020 You received this bug

[Bug 464020] Re: Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open

2009-12-26 Thread Salah Salamah
I use sudo dpkg --configure -a but the result was sa...@salah-desktop:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a [sudo] password for salah: dpkg: status database area is locked by another process sa...@salah-desktop:~$ -- Ubuntu software center says

[Bug 464020] Re: Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open

2009-12-22 Thread ashbonne
i tried the command in terminal but to no avail, this appears dpkg: parse error, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/updates/0045' near line 0: newline in field name '#padding' i'm new to linux so any help would be appreciated, i love the idea of a free operating system made for the people by the people and

[Bug 464020] Re: Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open

2009-12-16 Thread aaailuvu
thanks mark ,it worked for me too -- Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/464020 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 464020] Re: Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open

2009-11-28 Thread Hypergod_2
** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid = Confirmed -- Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/464020 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 464020] Re: Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open

2009-11-28 Thread WeatherGod
Hypergod_2, please do not change the status of a bug report without a comment justifying the need for a change. ** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed = Invalid -- Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open

[Bug 464020] Re: Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open

2009-11-25 Thread swifty
I just run: sudo dpkg --configure -a ...and now it worksty Very annoying bug tho! -- Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/464020 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 464020] Re: Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open

2009-11-25 Thread racer13fly
thanks for the supplied fix, works for me now, too -- Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/464020 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. --

[Bug 464020] Re: Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open

2009-11-21 Thread rbd23
Thanks a lot... I had the same problem and now it works!!! THANKS!! -- Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/464020 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 464020] Re: Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open

2009-11-02 Thread WeatherGod
** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu) Status: New = Invalid -- Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/464020 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

Re: [Bug 464020] Re: Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open

2009-11-02 Thread neven
I'm sorry for any inconvenience! I noticed some new bugs when I put linux on the Croatian language, and make right click, make new folder does not work. In the English version works, sometimes see a folder/s on the desktop and sometimes not . What to do (HP NX 9030 processor Pentium 1.6 Mhz

[Bug 464020] Re: Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open

2009-11-02 Thread WeatherGod
neven, I am glad that the dpkg command helped you with the immediate problem. I have no experience dealing with multi-language setups, so I suggest filing a new bug report for your latest problem. -- Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open

[Bug 464020] Re: Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open

2009-11-01 Thread Mark O'Shea
I had the same problem after upgrading to 9.10 from 9.04 I then tried to run synaptic package manager and it reported that I had to run the following command: sudo dpkg --configure -a I tried installing an application under the Ubuntu Software Center again, this time I got the following message:

Re: [Bug 464020] Re: Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open

2009-11-01 Thread neven
Thanks Mark It works now I just do sudo dpkg --configure -a and for now it is ok 2009/11/2 Mark O'Shea markjos...@msn.com I had the same problem after upgrading to 9.10 from 9.04 I then tried to run synaptic package manager and it reported that I had to run the following command: sudo dpkg

[Bug 464020] Re: Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open

2009-10-30 Thread WeatherGod
Don't worry about the Fedora and Yum comment, that was just me thinking out loud. Does the problem occur after doing a reboot, but then not occur if loging into the machine that has already been on for a while? -- Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when

Re: [Bug 464020] Re: Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open

2009-10-30 Thread Rodney
Seems to do it no matter the condition. Reboots have no affect. even after being on for a while. -- Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/464020 You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 464020] Re: Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open

2009-10-29 Thread Rodney
** Attachment added: Picture of Ubuntu software center with no other managers open. http://launchpadlibrarian.net/34641979/Screenshot.png ** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/34641980/Dependencies.txt -- Ubuntu software center says waiting for other

[Bug 464020] Re: Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open

2009-10-29 Thread WeatherGod
How soon after boot-up/login did you open up the software center? Sometimes, the auto-updater (which runs at startup in the background) and takes a while to run. I thought that Fedora did a smart thing with the yum system by separating the repository search from the actual package transaction.

Re: [Bug 464020] Re: Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open

2009-10-29 Thread Rodney
As soon as login was completed, I attempted to install a single package, (see result). Usually the package is downloaded nearly instantly and installed. However, the system message appeared for quite a while as you can see from the picture. Nearly 30 minutes passed without change. As for Yum and

Re: [Bug 464020] Re: Ubuntu software center says waiting for other software managers to quit when none are open

2009-10-29 Thread Rodney
am not familiar with either. On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 11:28 PM, Rodney Varney III rodne...@gmail.comwrote: As soon as login was completed, I attempted to install a single package, (see result). Usually the package is downloaded nearly instantly and installed. However, the system message