I have a large transaction that appears to have been abandoned by the network, no confirmations in 5 hours. I'm using Ubuntu 13.04 and when I try to get the dependencies I get these error messages:
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13: Permission denied)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), are you root?
I've already used the sudo command.
I can't wait a week because the transaction is to a temporary deposit address to CampBX that expires in 1 day, 9 hours. Any ideas? Any other ways to remedy this?
Topic: FAQ: All About Unconfirmed 0 Confirmation Transaction Fee (READ before posting!) - page 8. (Read 158787 times)
August 20, 2013, 12:04:01 PM
August 15, 2013, 07:42:54 PM
That makes the transaction bigger, which requires more fees, right?
Yes 
August 14, 2013, 08:33:08 AM
Does it require more fees when more transactions are behind it? I used to use faucets a lot, and I just sent a transaction, and it has a bunch of faucet transactions. That makes the transaction bigger, which requires more fees, right?
June 15, 2013, 09:01:59 PM
- Do nothing, it should confirm itself within a week.
June 15, 2013, 04:32:17 PM
- Do nothing, it should confirm itself within a week.
June 13, 2013, 03:09:17 PM
If you have a recent backup of your wallet, it would be easier to go back to that than to use pywallet. Just don't delete your "broken" wallet until you're sure you have all of your funds.
June 12, 2013, 07:24:02 PM
If you sent the transaction:
Why waiting? Afaik it's not necessary but I may be wrong.- If you need the coins to arrive in a hurry, you can expedite the process by deleting the transaction from your wallet, waiting a couple of days, then resending the transaction with a fee.
June 12, 2013, 05:47:03 PM
This should be sticked 
If it is, I suggest adding the double-spending method to "If you sent the transaction"https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/guidedouble-spending-an-unconfirmed-transaction-made-with-a-third-party-client-231309
If you sent the transaction:
Why waiting? Afaik it's not necessary but I may be wrong. - If you need the coins to arrive in a hurry, you can expedite the process by deleting the transaction from your wallet, waiting a couple of days, then resending the transaction with a fee.
June 12, 2013, 05:32:16 PM
This should be sticked
June 12, 2013, 05:27:07 PM
I have an unconfirmed transaction and/or it is confirming super slow. What should I do?
Be patient and wait. The transaction should confirm within 5 days. If it does not, tell the sender to resend with a fee. Do not ship goods without at least 1 confirmation. Please do not ask for help; it will not speed up confirmations.
Blockchain.info says it should be confirmed by now, but it is still not confirmed!
Blockchain.info's confirmation time is just a guess. Confirmation times may vary wildly, so do not be concerned when your confirmation time is long. Sit tight and your transaction will confirm.
How can I speed up confirmation in the future?
Use a wallet with dynamic fees (most do nowadays) and use the recommended fee set by the wallet. For fastest confirmations, always set dynamic fee to be the highest estimate.
How does Bitcoin's fee policy work?
Transaction fees are based on the size of the transaction. Sending to many recipients, or sending from a wallet that received "dust" transactions will increase transaction size. How much fee you pay matters as well; 0.001 btc/kb will confirm within the next block whereas 0.0001 may take several blocks. These policies are in place to prevent large blocks (bad for miners) and transaction spam (bad for everyone running a full node).
How do I resend a transaction?
Bitcoin-qt will rebroadcast unconfirmed transactions every 30 minutes or so. As long as the sender has his client open, the transaction will be rebroadcast.
How do I resend a transaction with extra fee?
For Bitcoin Core users:
How do I remove an unconfirmed transaction?
If you do not want to see the unconfirmed transaction, you can remove the transaction from your wallet. Once the transaction gets confirmed, it will reappear in your wallet.
Be patient and wait. The transaction should confirm within 5 days. If it does not, tell the sender to resend with a fee. Do not ship goods without at least 1 confirmation. Please do not ask for help; it will not speed up confirmations.
Blockchain.info says it should be confirmed by now, but it is still not confirmed!
Blockchain.info's confirmation time is just a guess. Confirmation times may vary wildly, so do not be concerned when your confirmation time is long. Sit tight and your transaction will confirm.
How can I speed up confirmation in the future?
Use a wallet with dynamic fees (most do nowadays) and use the recommended fee set by the wallet. For fastest confirmations, always set dynamic fee to be the highest estimate.
How does Bitcoin's fee policy work?
Transaction fees are based on the size of the transaction. Sending to many recipients, or sending from a wallet that received "dust" transactions will increase transaction size. How much fee you pay matters as well; 0.001 btc/kb will confirm within the next block whereas 0.0001 may take several blocks. These policies are in place to prevent large blocks (bad for miners) and transaction spam (bad for everyone running a full node).
How do I resend a transaction?
Bitcoin-qt will rebroadcast unconfirmed transactions every 30 minutes or so. As long as the sender has his client open, the transaction will be rebroadcast.
How do I resend a transaction with extra fee?
For Bitcoin Core users:
- Right click the transaction and choose "Abandon Transaction"
- Send the coins again with a fee
How do I remove an unconfirmed transaction?
If you do not want to see the unconfirmed transaction, you can remove the transaction from your wallet. Once the transaction gets confirmed, it will reappear in your wallet.
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