You are not logged in.
- Topics: Active | Unanswered
#1 2009-03-17 02:04:35
- namegame
- Member
- Registered: 2008-07-29
- Posts: 31
"Pacman is currently in use, please wait."
I get this error when I try to run either Yaourt or Pacman. I was in the middle of installing a package when I lost my internet connection, if that helps.
I've tried googling for a solution to no avail. I've also tried to remove /tmp/pacman.lock, I've also tried to kill any pacman processes which are running, and finally I've tried rebooting my computer, all to no avail. I've been running arch for over a year now, and this is the first real error I've had an issue with. 
Thanks for your help.
Offline
#2 2009-03-17 02:10:25
- sand_man
- Member
- From: Australia
- Registered: 2008-06-10
- Posts: 2,164
Re: "Pacman is currently in use, please wait."
rm /var/lib/pacman/db.lck
oops
Last edited by sand_man (2009-03-17 02:11:31)
Offline
#3 2009-03-17 02:14:52
- namegame
- Member
- Registered: 2008-07-29
- Posts: 31
Re: "Pacman is currently in use, please wait."
Thank you. That did it for me.
I'll have to write that down somewhere so I don't forget it.
Offline
#4 2009-03-17 02:37:21
- Allan
- Pacman
- From: Brisbane, AU
- Registered: 2007-06-09
- Posts: 11,395
- Website
Re: "Pacman is currently in use, please wait."
If you are using pacman instead of yaourt, then the exact file name is given in the output.
Offline
#5 2009-03-17 06:04:39
- namegame
- Member
- Registered: 2008-07-29
- Posts: 31
Re: "Pacman is currently in use, please wait."
If you are using pacman instead of yaourt, then the exact file name is given in the output.
I think I tried both, but either time, there was no filename output. It seemed as if it had gone into an infinite loop and just sat there. I should have taken screenshots...
Offline