"Pacman is currently in use, please wait."

namegame · 2009-03-17 02:04:35

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.

sand_man · 2009-03-17 02:10:25

rm /var/lib/pacman/db.lck

oops

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

namegame · 2009-03-17 02:14:52

Thank you. That did it for me.

I'll have to write that down somewhere so I don't forget it.

Allan · 2009-03-17 02:37:21

If you are using pacman instead of yaourt, then the exact file name is given in the output.

namegame · 2009-03-17 06:04:39

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...

Arch Linux

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

"Pacman is currently in use, please wait."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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