#1 2016-01-09 00:31:11

johnnybgoodzm

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Registered: 2015-10-31

Posts: 3

Error after running synaptic package manager

Could not upgrade the system!
Fix broken packages first.

When I tried to fix the broken packages from within synaptic I get the following messages

E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held packages.
E: Unable to correct dependencies

Any advice on how to resolve this is most welcome.

Prior to running synaptic my system has been wonderfully stable for months.

Further to this - I attempted to resolve by doing the following and got the following result

sudo apt-get clean && sudo apt-get update
[sudo] password for johnny:
Sorry, try again.
[sudo] password for johnny:
Ign http://ftp.uk.debian.org jessie InRelease
Hit http://security.debian.org jessie/updates InRelease                       
Hit http://ftp.uk.debian.org jessie-updates InRelease                         
Hit http://ftp.uk.debian.org jessie Release.gpg                               
Hit http://ftp.uk.debian.org jessie Release                                   
Hit http://security.debian.org jessie/updates/main amd64 Packages             
Get:1 http://ftp.uk.debian.org jessie-updates/main amd64 Packages/DiffIndex [367 B]
Hit http://security.debian.org jessie/updates/contrib amd64 Packages           
Hit http://ftp.uk.debian.org jessie-updates/contrib amd64 Packages             
Hit http://ftp.uk.debian.org jessie-updates/non-free amd64 Packages           
Hit http://security.debian.org jessie/updates/non-free amd64 Packages         
Hit http://ftp.uk.debian.org jessie-updates/contrib Translation-en             
Hit http://ftp.uk.debian.org jessie-updates/main Translation-en               
Hit http://security.debian.org jessie/updates/contrib Translation-en           
Hit http://ftp.uk.debian.org jessie-updates/non-free Translation-en           
Hit http://ftp.uk.debian.org jessie/main amd64 Packages                       
Hit http://security.debian.org jessie/updates/main Translation-en             
Hit http://ftp.uk.debian.org jessie/main Translation-en                       
Hit http://security.debian.org jessie/updates/non-free Translation-en         
Hit http://www.deb-multimedia.org jessie InRelease                             
Hit http://pkg.bunsenlabs.org bunsen-hydrogen InRelease                       
Hit http://www.deb-multimedia.org jessie/main amd64 Packages                   
Hit http://www.deb-multimedia.org jessie/non-free amd64 Packages     
Hit http://pkg.bunsenlabs.org bunsen-hydrogen/main amd64 Packages
Ign http://pkg.bunsenlabs.org bunsen-hydrogen/main Translation-en_GB
Ign http://pkg.bunsenlabs.org bunsen-hydrogen/main Translation-en
Ign http://www.deb-multimedia.org jessie/main Translation-en_GB
Ign http://www.deb-multimedia.org jessie/main Translation-en
Ign http://www.deb-multimedia.org jessie/non-free Translation-en_GB
Ign http://www.deb-multimedia.org jessie/non-free Translation-en
Fetched 367 B in 5s (65 B/s)
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), is another process using it?

Last edited by johnnybgoodzm (2016-01-09 00:46:22)

hhh

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Registered: 2015-09-17

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Re: Error after running synaptic package manager

@johnnybgoodzm,

A recent upgrade to the bunsen-utilities package contained the error that is causing this. It's been fixed upstream, and will be fixed by a system upgrade as soon as we get the package rebuilt.

https://forums.bunsenlabs.org/viewtopic.php?id=917

Thanks for the feedback, for your patience, and for running BunsenLabs!

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