Brett, Thanks for the update. I know how to unlock the lock files.
Ken Wagner On 4/11/20 12:24 PM, Brett Bogert wrote: > Rob, > > Your problem is due to another process having the > /var/cache/debconf.dat > file in a locked state: > > debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked > by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable > > The original problem reported was due to a syntax error in the > code which is now fixed. > > I have never seen this particular problem before so haven't a > clue how to fix it. > > Normally if you have a file locked during an apt command it is > due to another apt > process locking it. This could be due to an automated check for > update(e.g. apt update) > command running when you are trying to do a manual command or > from one of the > package managers being left open when you are trying to do a > manual command. > > Hope this helps, > > Brett "WolfMan" Bogert > bboger...@gmail.com > > > On 4/10/20 7:42 PM, Rob Frohne wrote: >> For me there as no semicolon, but I still get the error. >> >> rohro@frohro-260:~/Projects/IQ_SDR/Receiver$ sudo vi >> /var/lib/dpkg/info/grub-efi-amd64-signed.postinst >> frohro@frohro-260:~/Projects/IQ_SDR/Receiver$ sudo apt upgrade -f >> Reading package lists... Done >> Building dependency tree >> Reading state information... Done >> Calculating upgrade... Done >> The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer >> required: >> clang-tidy-9 clang-tools-9 gnome-software-common libberkeleydb-perl >> libcgi-fast-perl libcgi-pm-perl libclang1-9 >> libclass-accessor-perl libfcgi-perl libfdk-aac1 libffi6 libmypaint-1.3-0 >> libobjc-8-dev libpoppler95 >> libpython3.7 libpython3.7-minimal libpython3.7-stdlib >> libwxgtk-webview3.0-gtk3-0v5 node-node-uuid >> Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them. >> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. >> 1 not fully installed or removed. >> After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used. >> Do you want to continue? [Y/n] >> debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by >> another process: Resource temporarily unavailable >> Setting up grub-efi-amd64-signed (1.140+2.04-1ubuntu24) ... >> debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by >> another process: Resource temporarily unavai >> lable >> dpkg: error processing package grub-efi-amd64-signed (--configure): >> installed grub-efi-amd64-signed package post-installation script >> subprocess returned error exit status 1 >> Errors were encountered while processing: >> grub-efi-amd64-signed >> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) >> frohro@frohro-260:~/Projects/IQ_SDR/Receiver$ >> -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1871963 Title: dpkg fails to install grub-efi-amd64 signed and shim-signed To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/1871963/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
