Cant`t upgrade kali linux

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What have you tried: i tried sudo kill -9 60159

What is the error: Waiting for cache lock: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend. It is held by process 60159 (apt-get)

What device is this on: Laptop

i cant kill the processes, i dont know why, via Task Manager i can`t see any of the process but if i check with

ps aux | grep -i apt

i get this...

root       60156  0.0  0.1  20900  5524 ?        S    17:56   0:00 sudo apt-get autoremove -y
root       60158  0.0  0.0  20900  1524 pts/6    Ss   17:56   0:00 sudo apt-get autoremove -y
root       60159  0.0  0.1  85920  4920 pts/6    T+   17:56   0:02 apt-get autoremove -y
root       60996  0.0  0.1  20900  5424 ?        S    17:57   0:00 sudo apt autoremove
root       60998  0.0  0.0  20900  1268 pts/8    Ss   17:57   0:00 sudo apt autoremove
root       60999  0.0  0.1  21908  4496 pts/8    T+   17:57   0:00 apt autoremove
root       61504  0.0  0.1  20364  5356 ?        S    17:58   0:00 sudo apt autoremove
root       61540  0.0  0.0  20364  1428 pts/9    Ss   17:58   0:00 sudo apt autoremove
root       61541  0.0  0.1  21908  4556 pts/9    T+   17:58   0:00 apt autoremove
root       67862  0.0  0.1  20364  5388 ?        S    18:10   0:00 sudo apt full-upgrade -y
root       67864  0.0  0.0  20364  1612 pts/10   Ss   18:10   0:00 sudo apt full-upgrade -y
root       67865  0.0  0.1  21908  4544 pts/10   T+   18:10   0:00 apt full-upgrade -y
root       70495  0.0  0.1  20364  5268 pts/1    T    18:35   0:00 sudo apt full-upgrade -y
root       70497  0.0  0.0  20364  1332 pts/4    Ss   18:35   0:00 sudo apt full-upgrade -y
root       70498  0.0  0.1  21908  4668 pts/4    T+   18:35   0:00 apt full-upgrade -y
root       70573  0.0  0.1  20364  5404 pts/1    T    18:35   0:00 sudo apt full-upgrade -y
root       70575  0.0  0.0  20364  1316 pts/11   Ss   18:35   0:00 sudo apt full-upgrade -y
root       70576  0.0  0.1  21908  4516 pts/11   T+   18:35   0:00 apt full-upgrade -y
root       72404  0.0  0.1  20364  5524 pts/1    T    18:38   0:00 sudo apt autoremove
root       72406  0.0  0.0  20364  1452 pts/12   Ss   18:38   0:00 sudo apt autoremove
root       72407  0.0  0.1  21908  4564 pts/12   T+   18:38   0:00 apt autoremove
root       79792  0.0  0.1  20364  5308 pts/1    T    18:50   0:00 sudo apt install apache2 dx aapt apktool -y
root       79802  0.0  0.0  20364  1528 pts/13   Ss   18:50   0:00 sudo apt install apache2 dx aapt apktool -y
root       79803  0.0  0.1  21908  4352 pts/13   T+   18:50   0:00 apt install apache2 dx aapt apktool -y
root       82967  0.0  0.1  20364  5404 pts/1    T    18:57   0:00 sudo apt full-upgrade -y
root       82969  0.0  0.0  20364  1456 pts/14   Ss   18:57   0:00 sudo apt full-upgrade -y
root       82970  0.0  0.1  21908  4596 pts/14   T+   18:57   0:00 apt full-upgrade -y
root       83092  0.0  0.1  20364  5476 pts/1    T    18:57   0:00 sudo apt full-upgrade -y
root       83094  0.0  0.0  20364  1312 pts/15   Ss   18:57   0:00 sudo apt full-upgrade -y
root       83095  0.0  0.1  21908  4404 pts/15   T+   18:57   0:00 apt full-upgrade -y
root       84544  0.0  0.1  20364  5516 pts/1    T    18:59   0:00 sudo apt upgrade
root       84549  0.0  0.0  20364  1436 pts/16   Ss   18:59   0:00 sudo apt upgrade
root       84550  0.0  0.1  21908  4628 pts/16   T+   18:59   0:00 apt upgrade
root      124615  0.0  0.1  20364  7480 pts/1    T    20:14   0:00 sudo apt install hardinfo
root      124617  0.0  0.0  20364  2612 pts/17   Ss   20:14   0:00 sudo apt install hardinfo
root      124618  0.0  0.2  21908  8504 pts/17   T+   20:14   0:00 apt install hardinfo
kalipso   131158  0.0  0.0   6920  1964 pts/1    S+   20:26   0:00 grep --color=auto -i apt

nothing works anymore i tried also a reboot but still happen.

Thank in Forwoard and i hope anyone can help me.
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Interesting…

The earliest commands are “sudo apt autoremove”. I wonder if you have an autoremove action in a shell somewhere which is waiting for you to confirm y/n?

If you run:

ps aux | grep zsh

What does it return, and what happens if you kill each PID of the zsh instances it returns?

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┌──(kalipso㉿Kali)-[~]
└─$ ps aux | grep zsh
kalipso 70158 0.0 0.1 10960 5552 pts/1 Ss 18:35 0:05 /usr/bin/zsh
kalipso 140525 0.0 0.0 7052 2064 pts/1 S+ 20:44 0:00 grep --color=auto zsh

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ok, so

sudo kill -9 140525
sudo kill -9 70158

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┌──(kalipso㉿Kali)-[~]
└─$ sudo kill -9 140525
[sudo] password for kalipso:
kill: (140525): No such process

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do the ps aux | grep apt

again

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it is still the same

root 60156 0.0 0.1 20900 5524 ? S 17:56 0:00 sudo apt-get autoremove -y
root 60158 0.0 0.0 20900 1524 pts/6 Ss 17:56 0:00 sudo apt-get autoremove -y
root 60159 0.0 0.1 85920 4920 pts/6 T+ 17:56 0:02 apt-get autoremove -y
root 60996 0.0 0.1 20900 5424 ? S 17:57 0:00 sudo apt autoremove
root 60998 0.0 0.0 20900 1268 pts/8 Ss 17:57 0:00 sudo apt autoremove
root 60999 0.0 0.1 21908 4496 pts/8 T+ 17:57 0:00 apt autoremove
root 61504 0.0 0.1 20364 5356 ? S 17:58 0:00 sudo apt autoremove
root 61540 0.0 0.0 20364 1428 pts/9 Ss 17:58 0:00 sudo apt autoremove
root 61541 0.0 0.1 21908 4556 pts/9 T+ 17:58 0:00 apt autoremove
root 67862 0.0 0.1 20364 5388 ? S 18:10 0:00 sudo apt full-upgrade -y
root 67864 0.0 0.0 20364 1612 pts/10 Ss 18:10 0:00 sudo apt full-upgrade -y
root 67865 0.0 0.1 21908 4544 pts/10 T+ 18:10 0:00 apt full-upgrade -y
root 70495 0.0 0.1 20364 5268 pts/1 T 18:35 0:00 sudo apt full-upgrade -y
root 70497 0.0 0.0 20364 1332 pts/4 Ss 18:35 0:00 sudo apt full-upgrade -y
root 70498 0.0 0.1 21908 4668 pts/4 T+ 18:35 0:00 apt full-upgrade -y
root 70573 0.0 0.1 20364 5404 pts/1 T 18:35 0:00 sudo apt full-upgrade -y
root 70575 0.0 0.0 20364 1316 pts/11 Ss 18:35 0:00 sudo apt full-upgrade -y
root 70576 0.0 0.1 21908 4516 pts/11 T+ 18:35 0:00 apt full-upgrade -y
root 72404 0.0 0.1 20364 5524 pts/1 T 18:38 0:00 sudo apt autoremove
root 72406 0.0 0.0 20364 1452 pts/12 Ss 18:38 0:00 sudo apt autoremove
root 72407 0.0 0.1 21908 4564 pts/12 T+ 18:38 0:00 apt autoremove
root 79792 0.0 0.1 20364 5308 pts/1 T 18:50 0:00 sudo apt install apache2 dx aapt apktool -y
root 79802 0.0 0.0 20364 1528 pts/13 Ss 18:50 0:00 sudo apt install apache2 dx aapt apktool -y
root 79803 0.0 0.1 21908 4352 pts/13 T+ 18:50 0:00 apt install apache2 dx aapt apktool -y
root 82967 0.0 0.1 20364 5404 pts/1 T 18:57 0:00 sudo apt full-upgrade -y
root 82969 0.0 0.0 20364 1456 pts/14 Ss 18:57 0:00 sudo apt full-upgrade -y
root 82970 0.0 0.1 21908 4596 pts/14 T+ 18:57 0:00 apt full-upgrade -y
root 83092 0.0 0.1 20364 5476 pts/1 T 18:57 0:00 sudo apt full-upgrade -y
root 83094 0.0 0.0 20364 1312 pts/15 Ss 18:57 0:00 sudo apt full-upgrade -y
root 83095 0.0 0.1 21908 4404 pts/15 T+ 18:57 0:00 apt full-upgrade -y
root 84544 0.0 0.1 20364 5516 pts/1 T 18:59 0:00 sudo apt upgrade
root 84549 0.0 0.0 20364 1436 pts/16 Ss 18:59 0:00 sudo apt upgrade
root 84550 0.0 0.1 21908 4628 pts/16 T+ 18:59 0:00 apt upgrade
root 124615 0.0 0.1 20364 7480 pts/1 T 20:14 0:00 sudo apt install hardinfo
root 124617 0.0 0.0 20364 2612 pts/17 Ss 20:14 0:00 sudo apt install hardinfo
root 124618 0.0 0.2 21908 8504 pts/17 T+ 20:14 0:00 apt install hardinfo
kalipso 150074 0.0 0.0 7052 1992 pts/1 S+ 21:03 0:00 grep --color=auto apt

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and do ps aux | grep zsh

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also in the first sudo kill he didn`t accept and in the second he stock in operation

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OK, lets try killing the terminals.

run:

ps -ft pts/6 -t pts/8 -t pts/9

That will return the PIDs for those three terminals.

Try killing them.

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ok i solved it xD with an reboot he didn`t killed so i need to put the battery out of my laptop to solve the problem, unbelievable… Thanks for help

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No problem. In future, make sure one apt command has completed before running another one.

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yes i will thanks for ur time and have a nice weekend

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