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21 questions linked to/from What process created the /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend file in Ubuntu?
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cannot apt-get upgrade or update [duplicate]
I have a similar problem as this
When doing apt-get update I got
apt-get update
Reading package lists... Done
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (13: Permission denied)
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How to install xsane on ubuntu 18.04 LTS? [duplicate]
I recently know that there is software viz. SANE [Scanner Access Now Easy] which can automatically detect printer (almost all the printer) and one can easily scan via this software. So I search for ...
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Unable to acquire the dpkg frontend lock [duplicate]
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (13: Permission denied)
E: Unable to acquire the dpkg frontend lock (/var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend), are you root?
I've done everything i ...
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Sudo apt install doesn't work.My packages is broken [duplicate]
I'm currently using Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
I'm having way too many issues with my computer right now, but I will start with trying to fix my WiFi. So I tried to install net-tools, but then this happened.
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Error while trying installation using sudo apt-get install [duplicate]
I'm getting this error while using sudo apt-get install command
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to acquire the dpkg frontend ...
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Difficulty uninstalling software [duplicate]
I am trying to uninstall an app (Forticlient) with this command:
sudo apt-get --purge remove forticlient
When I run it I get the following error:
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - ...
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update and upgrade command failed shows dpkg frontend lock (Ubuntu 18.04 LTS) [duplicate]
Command sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade (ubuntu 18.04 LTS) reflects output
Hit:1 http://mirrors.piconets.webwerks.in/ubuntu-mirror/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:2 http://mirrors.piconets....
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sudo apt-get dist-upgrade removed sudo and other programs [duplicate]
I was following this guide on upgrading to Ubuntu 18.04, and after executing sudo apt-get dist-upgrade, I did not bother to check that it prompted me that executing it will remove lots of programs. ...
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error trying to install anything [duplicate]
Well, i jumped over to Lubuntu, and I'm on a fresh install of it... but I wanted to go ahead and install elementary to a flash drive and check it out, but cant because when I use terminal to install ...
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unable to install softwares [duplicate]
abdullahradhy@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install emacs23
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to acquire the dpkg frontend lock (/var/...
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Cannot upgrade ubuntu 19.04 for a time [duplicate]
After I login ubuntu, as usual, I check upgradable packages by running: sudo apt update. Then the result is:
36 packages can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see them.
I continue with ...
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How to setup a hp deskjet 2320 printer & scanner on ubuntu 22.04.2 [duplicate]
I had the hp deskjet 2320 printer & scanner running on Ubuntu 20.04 but i am having problems now with 22.04.2.
I can make a simple print but wanted the scanner to work
below is a copy of what ...
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Problem In Installing Ubuntu GCC [duplicate]
I have installed Ubuntu as a guest OS on Windows. Well I am getting this error when I try to install GCC:
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Unable to upload firmware to the OpenCR for TurtleBot3 [duplicate]
I'm following the setup from https://emanual.robotis.com/docs/en/platform/turtlebot3/opencr_setup/ to setup my TurtleBot3 and when I try:
sudo apt-get install libc6:armhf
I get an error that says:
E:...
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I have two different versions of Ubuntu downloaded on the same computer. How can I remove the older version [duplicate]
I recently just upgraded Ubuntu from 16.04 to 19.1. When I tried using 19.1 it got all sorts of bugs which I think might be because of the older version of Ubuntu. This is one of the errors I ...
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