[Solved]Another package manager running error

zack2171 · 2014-02-17 01:12:27

Whenever I try to use pacman, for updating and installing new packages, it gives me this error:

:: Synchronizing package databases...
error: failed to update core (unable to lock database)
error: failed to update extra (unable to lock database)
error: failed to update community (unable to lock database)
error: failed to update multilib (unable to lock database)
error: failed to synchronize any databases
error: failed to init transaction (unable to lock database)
error: could not lock database: File exists
  if you're sure a package manager is not already
  running, you can remove /var/lib/pacman/db.lck

I deleted the contents of that file, (which was only a 3 digit number), but it still doesn't work. Does anyone know how to fix this?

Last edited by zack2171 (2014-02-17 01:32:49)

Scimmia · 2014-02-17 01:16:13

It doesn't say to delete the contents of the file, it says to remove the file

zack2171 · 2014-02-17 01:22:42

thanks that worked! I have no idea why i didn't do that in the first place. Thanks for your help!

HalosGhost · 2014-02-17 01:28:23

zack2171 wrote:

thanks that worked! I have no idea why i didn't do that in the first place. Thanks for your help!

Glad you got it worked out. Please remember to add [Solved] to the beginning of your thread title.

All the best,

-HG

Arch Linux

#1 2014-02-17 01:12:27

[Solved]Another package manager running error

#2 2014-02-17 01:16:13

Re: [Solved]Another package manager running error

#3 2014-02-17 01:22:42

Re: [Solved]Another package manager running error

#4 2014-02-17 01:28:23

Re: [Solved]Another package manager running error

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