💭 "Pacman is currently in use, please wait."
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!https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=67729

Date: September 16, 2025

"Pacman is currently in use, please wait." / Pacman & Package Upgrade Issues / Arch Linux Forums
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I ran into this issue today, never have I ever before though. Omarchy looking a bit sus on me. This was even after a fresh boot, no pacman process running. just realized I forgot to check yay which it has installed for me. I had to force it in.

``` bash
sudo rm /var/lib/pacman/db.lck
```

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