Answers for "Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (13: Permission denied"

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Could 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 update
Posted by: Guest on September-03-2020
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E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)

sudo rm /var/cache/apt/archives/lock
sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/lock
Posted by: Guest on August-04-2020
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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-frontend
Posted by: Guest on March-07-2021
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E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (13: Permission denied)

// This occurs due to permission denial
// simply add sudo

sudo apt install something

// Then input your password
Posted by: Guest on October-13-2021

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