I can't open settings after upgrading from 18.04 to 20.04

oneeyedjack

4/4/23, 5:11 PM

I tried following the advice in a previous answer, but could not reinstall gnome, and have listed the result of my effort.

jack@jack-ThinkCentre-M58p:~$ sudo apt-get install --reinstall gnome-control-center
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend. It is held by process 12836 (unattended-upgr)
N: Be aware that removing the lock file is not a solution and may break your system.
E: Unable to acquire the dpkg frontend lock (/var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend), is another process using it?

cocomac, think I got it here---https://askubuntu.com/questions/1237965/reporting-i-cant-open-settings-in-ubuntu-20-04-lts

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gnome

cocomac

4/4/23, 7:25 PM

Please [edit] your question to include the pervious answer that you are referring to. Also, why are you trying to reinstall gnome?

Nmath

4/4/23, 8:29 PM

Wait for unattended-upgrades to finish and try again. Don't forget to run `sudo apt update` before doing anything else in `apt` and `apt-get`. You should also run `sudo apt upgrade` if there are any updates pending. You don't want to make the situation worse

cocomac

4/4/23, 11:04 PM

Does this answer your question? [Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/) is another process using it?](https://askubuntu.com/questions/15433/unable-to-lock-the-administration-directory-var-lib-dpkg-is-another-process)

karel

4/5/23, 12:21 AM

Does this answer your question? [E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)](https://askubuntu.com/questions/1109982/e-could-not-get-lock-var-lib-dpkg-lock-frontend-open-11-resource-temporari)

oneeyedjack

4/6/23, 6:50 PM

waltinator suggested this Mar.17/14 to find the process that owns the lock. "sudo lsof /var/lib/dpkg/lock" This is result jack@jack-ThinkCentre-M58p:~$ sudo lsof /var/lib/dpkg/lock [sudo] password for jack: lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfsd-fuse file system /run/user/122/gvfs Output information may be incomplete. lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfsd-fuse file system /run/user/1000/gvfs Output information may be incomplete.

oneeyedjack

4/6/23, 7:22 PM

I ran "sudo apt update",ok, and "sudo apt upgrade", got this result jack@jack-ThinkCentre-M58p:~$ sudo apt upgrade [sudo] password for jack: Waiting for cache lock: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend. It is held by process 14476 (unattended-upgr)...

Elon Musk

I sit in a Tesla and translated this thread with Ai:

EN: I can't open settings after upgrading from 18.04 to 20.04

TH: ฉันไม่สามารถเปิดการตั้งค่าหลังจากอัปเกรดจาก 18.04 เป็น 20.04

RO: Nu pot deschide setările după actualizarea de la 18.04 la 20.04

RU: Я не могу открыть настройки после обновления с 18.04 до 20.04

VI: Tôi không thể mở cài đặt sau khi nâng cấp từ 18.04 lên 20.04

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