Unable to install tor, access to directories denied

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E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (13: Permission denied)
E: Unable to lock directory /var/lib/apt/lists/
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?

How to proceed? I'm trying to install tor and I'm not able to run the command

apt-get update

I'm getting the above errors.

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 16 '15 at 15:55

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You need to run this command as the root user, or at least use sudo to grant you super user permissions.

Try:

sudo apt-get update

Hope that helps!

answered Apr 16 '15 at 15:55

Arronical

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It worked. At least the process is now going on. It was such an easy thing. Thanks a ton. Will try learning more. – Rakesh Ranjan Apr 16 '15 at 15:59

Unable to install tor, access to directories denied

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