update-manager stuck on "Waiting for other software managers to quit" message

[Alexey Balmashnov]

Binary package hint: update-manager

Up to date Karmic UNR system.

I've got a problem that update-manager on any action (Check|Install Updates) shows dialog with the message "Waiting for other software managers to quit", which does not go away. After cancelling there is another dialog pops-up saying:
"Failed to download repository information

Check your Internet connection"

Aptitude performs update and safe-upgrade without any problems.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Oct 6 03:08:31 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
Package: update-manager 1:0.125.6
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-11.38-generic
SourcePackage: update-manager
Tags: ubuntu-unr
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-11-generic i686

[Baggers (chris-bagley)]

I can also confirm this issue.
It started for me when I closed the software centre while it was installing some packages. I reopened it and while the software was still queued it seemed not to be doing anything.
At that point I restarted (how very windows of me!) and upon restart became aware of the issue.
As I was just messing around with the beta I didn't think about grabbing any logs (and frankly I'm not sure where I should look for useful data on this issue)
Any hints on where to look to provide something more concrete would be appreciated.

[Baggers (chris-bagley)]

Running "dpkg --configure -a" seems to clear this stickage.

[Alexey Balmashnov (a.balmashnov)]

Does not work for me.

[Wagner Nobres (wagner.nobres)]

Baggers suggestion worked for me. Thank you! :)

[Alexey Balmashnov (a.balmashnov)]

I checked other bug descriptions and do not see why this report was marked as a duplicate.

[seamles (brianwlwu)]

I have the same problem.

When i try that work-around I get
requested operation requires superuser privelege.

i don't know what to do.

thanks

[UtMtnBkr (utmtnbkr)]

seamles.....

"sudo dpkg --configure -a"

Enter password

[epsylum (epsylum)]

Hello,
I have exactly the same problem execpt that nothing works for me...
For " sudo dpkg --configure -a", when it is requested to Enter Password, the Terminal seams frozen, and i cannot type anything (no letters, no numbers, no signs, no copy/past, nothing....) Difficult in this condition to enter the password and continue the procdure.

Any one have a clue please ?

Thanks

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.