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Offline 44085weather

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Error when trying to install weewx on a pi
« on: April 01, 2017, 06:05:08 PM »
Downloaded weewx_3.7.1-1_all.deb
When installing I get the following error:
Cannot get exclusive lock on the packaging backend.
Please close any other legacy packaging tools that may be open.

Pi: 2011.12

OS:RASPBIAN JESSIE WITH PIXEL
Image with PIXEL desktop based on Debian Jessie
Version:March 2017
Release date:2017-03-02
Kernel version:4.4


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Re: Error when trying to install weewx on a pi
« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2017, 12:26:58 PM »
problem was user error, i missed a step along the way this topic can be deleted.

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Re: Error when trying to install weewx on a pi
« Reply #2 on: April 02, 2017, 01:21:47 PM »
Classic PICNIC error.  :)  Thaks for updating the thread!
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