on debian lenny has anyone tried installing podracer lately?

[Jude DaShiell]

When I tried it, the screen package was downloaded but failed to install 
with the claim that some directory was locked so the changes couldn't be 
written.  This is not the first package that fails this way over here 
either.  This also happened with a failed nethack-console install though 
that was in etch and this is happening in lenny.  Any ideas as to how to 
clear this error?