Answers for "Could not open lock file /var/lib/apt/lists/lock"

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

Try 'sudo apt-get update' or 'sudo apt-get upgrade'
Posted by: Guest on January-08-2021
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E: 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 upgrade
Posted by: Guest on January-09-2021
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waiting for cache lock, Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend.

sudo lsof /var/lib/dpkg/lock
or 
sudo lsof /var/lib/apt/lists/lock
or
sudo lsof /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend
Posted by: Guest on September-07-2021

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