Just install Kubuntu in my computer. It is dual booted with windows XP home. My problem is the Adept Manager is not working. I get this error message when I try to use it.

                                      Database Locked- Adept Manager
                       
                           Another process is using the packaging system database [probably
                           some other Adept application or apt-get or aptitude ].

 I had some trouble installing Kubuntu, I had to use the alternate version of the CD download to get it install. After I install it I updated the os and got a error message,but it did update. Then I went in to Adept Manager and install Firefox, got another error message,but firefox is working[ I am using it now ] After I install firefox it stop working.I can click on the program I want to install,but the apply changes will not work.
 
 Can one of the mods please move this to the right section of the forum for me.  Thanks

Did a reinstall. Now I can not even get firefox to install. It also error again when I try to upgrade the os, it error when it try to configure new version of tzdata. Now when I try to upgrade the os it will download the upgrade, but it will not install them..

ok forget my post. i misread the thread.... 

I saw the lastest build of Ubuntu break apt-get following an update late last month...  I am not a Ubuntu user.. however make sure that you are not in the process of running an update when you are trying to access apt-get..  try running this command at it will tell you if the apt process is rinning: ps -aef | grep apt

 I have noticed hat several Linux distros do not care for an OC system. Especially Ubuntu, and Suse. May be just a coincidence, but I have had much better luck when returning CPU to  specs.

 EDIT: maybe try lowering clock speed during installation, then creeping back up after updates.

Mudmanc4

You where right!  I remove the overclock and SUSE 10.3 install with no problems. Thanks

 

 So far everything is going good with SUSE 10.3, so at this time I am going to stay with it. Just to let everybody know I  try to put my 2600 MHz overclock back in after the installation was done and it lock up again during upgrades so I lower it back down to 2409 MHz  so far it good. The only problem I am having now is one of the upgrades will not install, it is for the Amarok media player which does not matter because I use VLC player and the upgrade is to fix a stability  problem.  Dark06 Thanks for the link.