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Software - Support => Updates => Topic started by: julianks on February 17, 2023, 09:51:14 AM

Title: fail to download and install updates - Could not get lock
Post by: julianks on February 17, 2023, 09:51:14 AM

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Install Updates Error log
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Install Updates could not successfully download and install available updates.
Go to https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/ and paste the log below into the Software - Support - Updates section for assistance.

============ Log ===========

E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend. It is held by process 3295 (apt-get)
E: Unable to acquire the dpkg frontend lock (/var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend), is another process using it?

Title: Re: fail to download and install updates - Could not get lock
Post by: stevef on February 17, 2023, 10:18:05 AM

That message is usually triggered when an update process is already active when a second update process is initiated, for example starting a manual check when an automated background check is already running.

Usually just waiting is all that is needed.  Let us know if the symptom continues.