Software centre Problem

Question

i cannot install any software through software center and when i try to remove software center this appear

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?

just google this E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), is another process using it? error report. — Avinash Raj, Nov 19 '14 at 08:31

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 19 '14 at 08:17

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Run the following command

sudo dpkg --configure -a

answered Nov 19 '14 at 08:17

Rohith Madhavan

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First of all i am new on ubuntu and this appear when run the command dpkg: error: dpkg status database is locked by another process – Gaspard Kevin Nov 19 '14 at 08:25
Run the following commands sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/lock sudo rm /var/cache/apt/archives/lock – Rohith Madhavan Nov 19 '14 at 08:26
it say No such file or directory Can you tell me more about this problem please – Gaspard Kevin Nov 19 '14 at 08:32
Did you run them one by one? If so, try sudo apt-get update – Rohith Madhavan Nov 19 '14 at 08:35
it continue saying E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), is another process using it? – Gaspard Kevin Nov 19 '14 at 08:58

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