"software center" waiting for other mangers to close.....no apps are installed....plz help

Asked by adp1234

Binary package hint: software-center

when i go to download an app....it just stays at 0% done and says waiting for other mangers to close.....thnx 4 ur help.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Dec 28 16:38:15 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
Package: software-center 1.0.2
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-16.53-generic
SourcePackage: software-center
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-16-generic i686
XsessionErrors:
 (gnome-settings-daemon:2070): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
 (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:2205): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
 (nautilus:2184): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed
 (gnome-panel:2181): Gdk-WARNING **: /build/buildd/gtk+2.0-2.18.3/gdk/x11/gdkdrawable-x11.c:952 drawable is not a pixmap or window

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adp1234 (avnish1994) said :
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Chris Coulson (chrisccoulson) said :
#2

Thank you for taking the time to report this issue and helping to make Ubuntu better. Examining the information you have given us, this does not appear to be a bug report so we are closing it and converting it to a question in the support tracker. We appreciate the difficulties you are facing, but it would make more sense to raise problems you are having in the support tracker at https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu if you are uncertain if they are bugs. For help on reporting bugs, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs#When%20not%20to%20file%20a%20bug.

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zvacet (ivicakolic) said :
#3

Be sure that update manager or synaptic are not running and then try to install from software center.

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nik_cool (nikhilmittal1991) said :
#4

i am facing the same problem and update manager and synaptic are not running what to do
FAQ #66: “Installing software in ubuntu”.

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Aaron (aaronfuller05) said :
#5

what can i do to get apps??? if i am having this problem??? plz help/

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