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I am unable to install any software using sudo command;

rahul@rahul-VPCEA33EN:~$ sudo apt-get install vlc
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?
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Run the below commands on terminal to install vlc,

 sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/lock
 sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/lock
 sudo apt-get install vlc
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  • I'd check WHAT is using the files right now before radically removing lock files.
    – Gerald Schneider
    Nov 12, 2013 at 10:59
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That's because you have another process locking that resource, another instance of apt-get in a different terminal or even the graphical software center, synaptics, ubuntu-software-center ...

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