How do I download vlc media player? E: Unable to acquire the dpkg frontend lock

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E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend. It is held by process 3476 (aptd) N: Be aware that removing the lock file is not a solution and may break your system. E: Unable to acquire the dpkg frontend lock (/var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend), is another process using it?

@ArchismanPanigrahithis is Ubuntu / Linux .. not Windows. Restart is almost never a correct or lasting solution on a problem. — Soren A, Apr 05 '21 at 19:24
@SorenA I know (by experience) that restarting is the simplest solution to this particular problem :-) — Archisman Panigrahi, Apr 06 '21 at 05:19

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 05 '21 at 19:39

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dpkg is used by the automatic updates, use the following command to interrupt the process:

sudo pkill apt
sudo pkill dpkg
sudo dpkg --configure -a

answered Apr 05 '21 at 19:39

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How do I download vlc media player? E: Unable to acquire the dpkg frontend lock

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