Unable to update in ubuntu 14.04

Question

While installing Google Chrome in my Ubuntu OS I'm getting the below error while updating.

Please find the attachment for error

Perhaps it is Ubuntu Software doing and update of the lists in the background? Give it a time and try again. If that fails, follow the answers in the question pointed out by @bodhi.zazen — carnendil, Oct 06 '17 at 05:52
If you are still getting the same error, and you are sure another package manager is not running in the background, I suggest you reboot. Then, and only as a last resort, you can delete the lock file but I would again reboot after deleting the lock file before running any installation of software. — Panther, Oct 06 '17 at 14:10

score -1 · Answer 1 · edited Oct 06 '17 at 05:50

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You can delete the lock file with the following command:

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

You may also need to delete the lock file in the cache directory

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

edited Oct 06 '17 at 05:50

carnendil

answered Oct 06 '17 at 05:46

SaiTeja Pinoju

no use same error – Moulali Oct 06 '17 at 05:49
deleting lock files should be used as a last resort and doing so can break ubuntu. – Panther Oct 06 '17 at 05:51
reboot the pc and try above code man....have fun – SaiTeja Pinoju Oct 06 '17 at 05:51
Shutting down ubuntu in the middle of updating or upgrading can also break ubuntu. – Panther Oct 06 '17 at 05:54

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