Waiting for apt-get to exit

anon47429100 · Oct 18, 2020

Hi

I recently tried to update my ubuntu software as there are updates pending but it keeps getting stuck with this error message:

“waiting for apt-get to exit”

How can I fix this so I can update my linux OS?

root · Oct 18, 2020

Hi @anon47429100

It sounds like perhaps an update failed to fully install or finish. Normally Ubuntu takes care of this and removes the lock file but it doesn’t appear to have happened for you in this case.

Could you try running these commands in Terminal:

Code:

sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/lock
sudo rm /var/cache/apt/archives/lock

Then try running the updates again.

Let us know if this works

root · Oct 18, 2020

Hi @anon47429100

It sounds like perhaps an update failed to fully install or finish. Normally Ubuntu takes care of this and removes the lock file but it doesn’t appear to have happened for you in this case.

Could you try running these commands in Terminal:

Code:

sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/lock
sudo rm /var/cache/apt/archives/lock

Then try running the updates again.

Let us know if this works

anon47429100 · Oct 22, 2020

thats great that did the trick thank you very much

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