Unknown error ("This should not happen") while installing with Ubuntu Software Center

Bug #441563 reported by Orrin Jelo
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
apt (Ubuntu)
Expired
Low
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: apt

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/aptdaemon/worker.py", line 91, in _process_transaction
    self.install_packages(**self.trans.kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/aptdaemon/worker.py", line 157, in install_packages
    self._commit_changes()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/aptdaemon/worker.py", line 398, in _commit_changes
    end=install_range[1]))
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 311, in commit
    res = self._fetchArchives(fetcher, pm)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 234, in _fetchArchives
    raise LockFailedException("Failed to lock %s" % lockfile)
LockFailedException: Failed to lock /var/cache/apt/archives/lock

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Oct 3 11:06:47 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
Package: apt 0.7.23.1ubuntu1
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-11.36-generic
SourcePackage: apt
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-11-generic i686

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Orrin Jelo (orrin-jelo) wrote :
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Victor Vargas (kamus) wrote :

Please could you use another mirror and then check if this behaviour is still occurring? by the way, under Ubuntu Karmic there is a more recent release for apt 0.7.23.1ubuntu2.

Changed in apt (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
status: New → Incomplete
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

[Expired for apt (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in apt (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Expired
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