Answers for "ubuntu could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend, unable to acquire the dpkg frontend lock, are you root"

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cannot find lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend

sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend
sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/lock
sudo rm /var/cache/apt/archives/lock
sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/lock

sudo dpkg --configure -a

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install typespeed

sudo apt install openssh-server
sudo apt install ssh
Posted by: Guest on March-23-2022
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Unable to acquire the dpkg frontend lock (/var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend), is another process using it?

ps aux | grep -i dpkg

// Kill processes which are running
sudo kill -9 <pid>

// Restart the accounts daemon
sudo systemctl restart accounts-daemon
Posted by: Guest on January-09-2021

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