I am getting this error when I run curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_10.x | sudo bash -
to install node.js
- apt-get update W: chmod 0700 of directory /var/lib/apt/lists/partial failed - SetupAPTPartialDirectory (1: Operation not permitted) E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (13: Permission denied) E: Unable to lock directory /var/lib/apt/lists/ W: Problem unlinking the file /var/cache/apt/pkgcache.bin - RemoveCaches (13: Permission denied) W: Problem unlinking the file /var/cache/apt/srcpkgcache.bin - RemoveCaches (13: Permission denied) E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13: Permission denied) E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), are you root? Error executing command, exiting
sudo rm -f /var/lib/apt/lists/lock && sudo rm -f /var/lib/dpkg/lockand update/upgrade and run your "sudo curl" sir – abu-ahmed al-khatiri Sep 17 '18 at 11:40