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To run a command as administrator (user "root"), use "sudo <command>".
See "man sudo_root" for details.

andy@andy-Aspire-5750:~$ apt-get update
Reading package lists... Done
W: chmod 0700 of directory /var/lib/apt/lists/partial failed - SetupAPTPartialDirectory (1: Operation not permitted)
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (13: Permission denied)
E: Unable to lock directory /var/lib/apt/lists/
W: Problem unlinking the file /var/cache/apt/pkgcache.bin - RemoveCaches (13: Permission denied)
W: Problem unlinking the file /var/cache/apt/srcpkgcache.bin - RemoveCaches (13: Permission denied)
andy@andy-Aspire-5750:~$

Can you please help to decipher this?

Zanna
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Andrew Fulcher
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apt-get update needs to modify the systems cache of available packages. You have to run such commands as the superuser.

Run sudo apt update to update the list of packages, and sudo apt install packagename to install a package, or sudo apt upgrade to upgrade.

vidarlo
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