sudo apt-get update error

frankbell · 02-17-2016, 09:22 PM

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well i didnt know

To build on what ardvark71, there was a time when none of us knew.

We were all newbies once. That's why LQ is here. LQ helped me when I was new, and it still helps me now that I am old.

iHateErrors · 02-17-2016, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by ardvark71

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

Regards...

i followed the guide on the kodi site, any other way to fix the error?

Emerson · 02-17-2016, 09:40 PM

What error you are talking about? You got the stale lock file because you killed the process instead of exiting normally.

Ztcoracat · 02-17-2016, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by ardvark71

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

Regards...

You're Welcome-

Cheers

Ztcoracat · 02-17-2016, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by frankbell

To build on what ardvark71, there was a time when none of us knew.

We were all newbies once. That's why LQ is here. LQ helped me when I was new, and it still helps me now that I am old.

Ditto:-

iHateErrors · 02-17-2016, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Emerson

What error you are talking about? You got the stale lock file because you killed the process instead of exiting normally.

yea thats exactly what happened because i didnt know how to exit

anyway can you shone some light on this please

ardvark71 · 02-17-2016, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by iHateErrors

yea thats exactly what happened because i didnt know how to exit

anyway can you shone some light on this please

Please see post #10 of this thread, then #4 again and let us know what happens.

Regards...

iHateErrors · 02-17-2016, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by ardvark71

Please see post #10 of this thread, then #4 again and let us know what happens.

Regards...

Code:

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?
shawn@shawn-Aspire-T690 ~ $ sudo rm -f /var/lock/dpkg
shawn@shawn-Aspire-T690 ~ $ sudo rm -f /var/lock/var/lib/dpkg/lock
shawn@shawn-Aspire-T690 ~ $ sudo rm -f /var/lock/var/lib/dpkg/11
shawn@shawn-Aspire-T690 ~ $ 
shawn@shawn-Aspire-T690 ~ $ kdjdfpfofj
kdjdfpfofj: command not found

ardvark71 · 02-18-2016, 01:26 AM

Hi...

While I realize your frustrated, please watch the language. Take a look at some of the other solutions listed here.

Regards...

iHateErrors · 02-19-2016, 03:44 PM

[QUOTE=ardvark71;5502071]Hi...

do you know any other way to find out the name of the locked file? Because I havent gotten this stale file fixed and I need my terminal.

Emerson · 02-19-2016, 04:40 PM

The path to lock file is in your first post.

iHateErrors · 02-19-2016, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Emerson

The path to lock file is in your first post.

i really dont know where that is im not used to the terminal

Emerson · 02-19-2016, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by iHateErrors

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

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iHateErrors · 02-19-2016, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Emerson

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Code:

shawn@shawn-Aspire-T690 ~ $ sudo rm -f /var/lock/ /var/lib/dpkg/lock
[sudo] password for shawn: 
rm: cannot remove ‘/var/lock/’: Is a directory
shawn@shawn-Aspire-T690 ~ $ sudo rm -f /var/lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock
shawn@shawn-Aspire-T690 ~ $ sudo rm -f /var/lock/var/lib/dpkg/lock
shawn@shawn-Aspire-T690 ~ $ sudo rm -f /var/lib/dpkg/lock
shawn@shawn-Aspire-T690 ~ $  /var/lib/dpkg/lock
bash: /var/lib/dpkg/lock: No such file or directory
shawn@shawn-Aspire-T690 ~ $ sudo rm  /var/lib/dpkg/lock
rm: cannot remove ‘/var/lib/dpkg/lock’: No such file or directory
shawn@shawn-Aspire-T690 ~ $

Can somebody just tell me what i have to put inside my terminal to remove the stale file?

Emerson · 02-19-2016, 08:37 PM

I think you just did.