unable to lock admin dir

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How do I fix a Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock problem?

E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), is another process using it?

Please shows us the command that is failing. Maybe you need superuser privileges, maybe the system is doing periodic updates... — Rmano, Jan 09 '14 at 17:25

score -1 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 09 '14 at 17:24

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Use "sudo" at the beginning of your command

sudo apt-get install [....whatever....]

answered Jan 09 '14 at 17:24

Xavier J

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For root it will state at the end of the second line. are you root?! – Maythux Jan 09 '14 at 17:27

unable to lock admin dir

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