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After typing sudo apt-get install vim, I get:

E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11 Resource temporarily unavailable)
Jay
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Tanuj Dey
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Try running these 2 commands 1 after another

sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/lock

sudo rm /var/cache/apt/archives/lock

basically these 2 commands are deleting the lock.

Inmate4587
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    Better check first if another process is using dpkg? Like having your updates installed at the sametime or synaptic open? Just deleting and starting another process could damage your dpkg database. – FredFoo Sep 16 '16 at 03:32
  • @fredfoo I agree with you on this but if another package is running then stopping it in middle would be the idea but that would cause more problem than completely removing it. – Inmate4587 Sep 16 '16 at 07:10