update-apt-xapian-index crashed with DatabaseLockError in __init__(): Unable to get write lock on /var/cache/apt-xapian-index/index.2: already locked

[Christopher Patrick]

Binary package hint: apt-xapian-index

i am using unity 2d daily ppa and it happened also on ubuntu classic desktop

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: apt-xapian-index 0.41ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.37-12.26-generic 2.6.37
Uname: Linux 2.6.37-12-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Jan 28 09:15:38 2011
ExecutablePath: /usr/sbin/update-apt-xapian-index
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha amd64 (20110127)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/sbin/update-apt-xapian-index --batch-mode --force --update
ProcEnviron:

PythonArgs: ['/usr/sbin/update-apt-xapian-index', '--batch-mode', '--force', '--update']
SourcePackage: apt-xapian-index
Title: update-apt-xapian-index crashed with DatabaseLockError in __init__(): Unable to get write lock on /var/cache/apt-xapian-index/index.2: already locked
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