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adept installer fails to start

Asked by Compcort

I had Automatix2 running, and I mistakenly didn't close before I started adept installer.
So now Adept Installer gives me either of these messages, most recently the second one:

Read Only Mode, Data Base Locked. You will not be able to change your system settings in any way (install, remove or upgrade software), because another process is using the packaging system database (probably some other Adept application or apt-get or aptitude). Please close the other application before using this one.

Previously, I was given this message:
Data Base Locked. Another process is using the packaging system database (probably some other Adept application or apt-get or aptitude). Please close the other application before using this one.

I don't know whether this issue is related: Automatix2 was able to remove Thunderbird 1.5 and 2.0 (in Basque language) and able to install Thunderbird 2.0 in English. However, Automatix2 is unable to do other things:

For example, when trying to install, such as Swiftfox plug-ins:
Fatal Error. E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg -- continue -a' in order to correct the problem.

I'm new to Linux, and only know windows and mac; and don't know how to give commands. Thanks for your help.

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Bhavani Shankar (bhavi) said : 		#1

Firstly, Thank you for your question,
Firstly open up a Konsole with superuser previlages.. Superuser its the root .... to get a root Konsole with superuser privileges do:

$ su
$ password: rootpassword

if you don't have a root password first need to do:

$sudo passwd root
$New Password: typeyourpassword
$Retype password: Again

thats all you have to do before typing "dpkg --configure -a" in the root Konsole.. or you get a option of a new root Konsole in Kubuntu.. just open it up type "dpkg --configure -a" and proceed to repair the problems you have got.. Konsole can be found under KMenu => System => Terminal => Konsole...
Hope This helps.
Bhavani Shankar.

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Compcort (anhllmn) said : 		#2

Thanks for your kind response.. I'll keep trying. I'm seeing authentication failure messages.
Compcort

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Bhavani Shankar (bhavi) said : 		#3

Login as root and see if authentication failure messages come...

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Best Witold Krakowski (wkrakowski-gmail) said : 		#4

>>For example, when trying to install, such as Swiftfox plug-ins:
>>Fatal Error. E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg -- continue -a' in order to correct the problem.

Please open a console from applications menu and type the following:

sudo dpkg --configure -a

Does this help?

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Bhavani Shankar (bhavi) said : 		#5

Yes try sudo dpkg --configure -a.

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Compcort (anhllmn) said : 		#6

Thank you, so much, for your answer. The problem is resolved!