[Cialug] jessie apt-get lock out

Scott Yates Scott at yatesframe.com
Fri Jan 8 18:28:49 CST 2016


Sounds like you may have some issues with the file system.  There are times
where it will go read-only if there are errors detected.

Might be time for an unmount and fsck

On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 6:15 PM, Dan Hockey <icepuck2k at gmail.com> wrote:

> root at debian:/# rm -f /var/lib/apt/lists/lock
> rm: cannot remove '/var/lib/apt/lists/lock': Read-only file system
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 6:05 PM, chris rheinherren <c.rheinherren at gmail.com
> >
> wrote:
>
> > from a few internet searches that I've seen. you can try deleting the
> > /var/lib/apt/lists/lock file and see if it works again.
> >
> > On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 5:51 PM, Dan Hockey <icepuck2k at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > root at debian:~# apt-get update
> > > Ign http://ftp.us.debian.org jessie InRelease
> > > Ign http://ftp.us.debian.org jessie Release.gpg
> > > Hit http://ftp.us.debian.org jessie Release
> > > W: Not using locking for read only lock file /var/lib/apt/lists/lock
> > > E: Couldn't create temporary file to work with
> > > /var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.us.debian.org_debian_dists_jessie_Release -
> > mkstemp
> > > (30: Read-only file system)
> > > W: Not using locking for read only lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock
> > > root at debian:~#
> > >
> > >
> > > This is on a fresh install and this is what I got on the first try.
> > > Then I tried...
> > >
> > > root at debian:~# mount -o remount,rw /
> > > mount: cannot remount /dev/root read-write, is write-protected
> > >
> > > What should I try next?
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