Ubuntu
python-apt package

  1. Bug #335897
  2. Comment #3

Comment 3 for bug 335897

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Vladimir Korenev (vkorenev) wrote :

I encountered this error when trying to install additional multimedia packages. Then I noticed that I had Synaptic launched.

The cause of this error is that the apt package database is locked. After closing the application that holds the lock everything works fine. A user-friendly message is required.