sudo apt-get update not working
when i try to update system ;
sudo apt-get update i get : Reading package lists... Done E: Could not get lock /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable) E: Unable to lock directory /var/lib/apt/lists/ what am i doing wrong KDE Plasma version 5.8.9 Kde framework version 5.36.0 Qt version 5.6.1 Kernel version 4.10.0-38-generic OS type 64-bit Hardware; Processors 4 x Intel Core I3-4030 CPU @ 1.90 Ghz Memory 3.8 GiB of RAM thank you the file was missing this fixed it ; sudo touch /var/lib/apt/lists/lock |
If you have a graphical package manager open, such as Synaptic or KDE discover, it needs to be closed for apt to work, only one package management utility at a time can be used.
It is also possible the lock file in /var/lib/apt/lists is missing, it's just a blank file. You can make a new one with command: sudo touch /var/lib/apt/lists/lock |
Also, if you do not have Synaptic or a similar tool open, try using 'ps aux' to see if any other programing may be using the resource.
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