dpkg: error: dpkg frontend lock was locked by another process with pid 4368
sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend
sudo dpkg --configure -adpkg: error: dpkg frontend lock was locked by another process with pid 4368
sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend
sudo dpkg --configure -aCould not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
Method 1
ps aux | grep -i apt
sudo kill -9 <process_id>
Method 2
sudo lsof /var/lib/dpkg/lock
sudo lsof /var/lib/apt/lists/lock
sudo lsof /var/cache/apt/archives/lock
sudo kill -9 <process_id>
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 updateE: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (13: Permission denied) E: Unable to acquire the dpkg frontend lock (/var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend), are you root?
sudo must be used before and after &&
Example:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgradeE: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/lock
sudo rm /var/cache/apt/archives/lock
sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/lock*E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/locksudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/lock-frontendCopyright © 2021 Codeinu
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