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jmm
Joined: 19 Feb 2012
#1
can anyone assist with a workaround for error message below?

I have a fresh M11 install and this is what I get when I try to update.

Thanks.


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debconf: DbDriver"config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
Setting up tzdata (2011n-2) ...
debconf: DbDriver"config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
dpkg: error processing tzdata (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
configured to not write apport reports
Errors were encountered while processing:
tzdata
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
anticapitalista
Posts: 5,955
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Joined: 11 Sep 2007
#2

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may help (except use su or sux rather than sudo)