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#1 2009-03-17 02:04:35

namegame
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Registered: 2008-07-29
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"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. smile

Thanks for your help.

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#2 2009-03-17 02:10:25

sand_man
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From: Australia
Registered: 2008-06-10
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Re: "Pacman is currently in use, please wait."

rm /var/lib/pacman/db.lck


oops smile

Last edited by sand_man (2009-03-17 02:11:31)


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#3 2009-03-17 02:14:52

namegame
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Registered: 2008-07-29
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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. smile

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#4 2009-03-17 02:37:21

Allan
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Registered: 2007-06-09
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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.

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#5 2009-03-17 06:04:39

namegame
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Re: "Pacman is currently in use, please wait."

Allan wrote:

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...

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