Comment 8 for bug 657198
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| Lachy Clark (karlachy) wrote Re: [Bug 657198] Re: Computer Janitor gives misleading error message "close other package managers" when none are running | #8 |
Hello Marcel,
thankyou for your advice, I did as you advised, but found that i have no
broken packages to fix, so i clicked on it, but nothing happened, and
then tried to use janitor again to no avail... any more options? thanks
again
On Sun, 2010-10-10 at 09:53 +0000, Marcel Stimberg wrote:
> Thanks, that confirms my observation. The problem is that computer
> janitor gives the error message you encountered whenever *something*
> goes wrong during the deletion process. In my case it try to delete
> files that did not exist, in your case there seems to be a conflict
> between packages (that occasionally happens if you work with a pre-
> release version).
>
> To fix your problem you should open the synaptic package manager (System
> > Administration) and chose Edit > Fix broken packages. After this is
> fixed, computer janitor should work as well.
>
> ** Summary changed:
>
> - Computer Janitor wont delete files, saying close other package managers, but there are none running...? help?
> + Computer Janitor gives misleading error message "close other package managers" when none are running
>
> ** Changed in: computer-janitor (Ubuntu)
> Status: Incomplete => Confirmed
>