tried to get kodi running and now it screwed it up, so uninstalled it usuing kodi website than tried to use sudo apt-get update and than it it asked me a bunch of options for some new update i clicked d (to compare) and it just said some weird codes and than ~~~~~~~~~~~end. so i closed the terminal and tried to sudo apt-get update and got this: E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), is another process using it?


BS eh I cant seem to understand linux

Probably a stale lock file, remove it and try again.

You can understand Linux. Just remember that it's different and there is a learning curve.

This tutorial on apt may help: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AptGet/Howto

Hi...

Adding to what Emerson has stated...

As mentioned here, you can try using this command to remove the stale file...

Simply replace the "<name of lock file>" with the name of the file in question. Navigate to /var/lock/ to get the name(s) of the file(s).

Regards...

umm not sure where to find this name of the file, btw does rm mean to delete?

so i saw a command which I thought would help get rid of kodi because i dont think kodi can get along with linux cause i think it killed my old distro:LXLE so anyway heres what I got:shawn@shawn-Aspire-T690 ~ $ apt-get autoremove kodi
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?
shawn@shawn-Aspire-T690 ~ $




Please dont hack my computer -_-

Hi...

What is the distribution and version of Linux you're running?

Regards...

I am using linux mint i think its cinnimon

rm means remove:-

If it's Cinnamon, then I'm guessing you are using the Nemo file manager. I've never used Mint, so I don't know how you would open a regular "files" window but perhaps the last post here might help.

Regards...

well i didnt know

Thanks, Ztcoracat, I was going to answer that but forgot when I asked the OP about his distribution.

Regards...

should I dban the computer and reinstall?

That's ok, no one is upset with you (that I'm aware of.) It takes time to learn these things.

I have no idea, it's possible kodi was uninstalled incorrectly.

Regards...