Bug 501468

Summary:	Cannot obtain lock
Product:	[KDE Neon] neon	Reporter:	g6pd8zr5k
Component:	general	Assignee:	Neon Bugs <neon-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED NOT A BUG
Severity:	normal	CC:	carlosd.kde, jr, neon-bugs-null, sitter
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	KDE Linux
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description g6pd8zr5k 2025-03-13 20:49:57 UTC

Cannot obtain lock:
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend. It is held by process 2795 (apt)
W: Be aware that removing the lock file is not a solution and may break your system.
E: Unable to acquire the dpkg frontend lock (/var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend), is another process using it?

Comment 1 Harald Sitter 2025-03-13 20:58:07 UTC

*** Bug 501469 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 2 Harald Sitter 2025-03-13 20:58:43 UTC

Your dpkg is locked by a running instance of apt with the process id 2795