Stuck in upgrade [solved]

[Member jimmydad]

I installed an upgrade and then it said the configuration file had been changed, and asked whether I wanted to accept the new config file or leave it as it is.
I asked to see the file. Then I couldn’t get back to accept or decline it. Now I’m stuck, and can’t logout. I’m frightened that if I just turn off the laptop I won’t be able to reboot.

I tried

sudo apt-get upgrade
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend. It is held by process 4019 (apt-get)
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?

P.S I’m a computer half-dummy

• This topic was modified 7 months, 2 weeks ago by anticapitalista. Reason: solved

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https://forum.mxlinux.org/viewtopic.php?t=71697

Have a look at the thread above for some options

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[Member jimmydad]

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Thanks a lot!
This is what worked:

sudo killall apt-get

sudo dpkg –configure -a

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