[PLUG] Another -- Different -- OpenOffice.org Question

[Bruce KIlpatrick]

Rich Shepard wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Sep 2009, Bruce KIlpatrick wrote:
> 
>> I think this means that something else has the /var/log/dpkg/... open. If you 
>> still have Synaptic open, that will prevent you from using apt-get.
> 
> Bruce,
> 
>    That was the killer when we tried using synaptic. It was when I saw that
> result that I tried apt-get from a virtual console.
> 
>    What should I be looking for as a source of this problem?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Rich
> 
Rich,

My experience has been that I didn't close Synaptic before I tried to 
use apt-get.  If Synaptic is still open in the GUI and you are trying to 
  use apt-get by ctrl-alt-F1 to the console...that was my best guess.

I don't normally try to answer questions here since I am learning by 
reading this list.  This one seemed obvious.  If you have closed 
Synaptic then I would be using Google from here.  I do wonder if 
something hung in a previous install/upgrade.  Apt-get -f install or 
dpkg --configure -a, run as sudo would help those problems.

Good luck.  I will be watching to see what the fix is when you find it!

Bruce