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  1. Bug #74134
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Comment 2 for bug 74134

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David Siegel (djsiegel-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

I've attached a screenshot of the very confusing dialog I get when two instances of apt are running simultaneously. The dialog states:

"Another synaptic is running"
"There is another synaptic running in interactive mode. Please close it first."

To cause this dialog to appear, I opened Update Manager and Software Sources at the same time. Neither of these programs is named "synaptic" as far as the user is aware. What is synaptic? Why do I need to close it? How do I know which application this is referring to?

How about the following alternative dialog in Software Sources, when Update Manager is holding the apt lock:

"Could not update software sources"
"Software sources could not be refreshed because Update Manager is accessing the same information. Please close Update Manager first."