#1 2018-02-19 18:05:17

ab90

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auto-[SOLVED] apt-get update ERROR-/var/lib/apt/lists/lock

sudo apt-get update
E: Konnte Sperre /var/lib/apt/lists/lock nicht bekommen - open (11: Die Ressource ist zur Zeit nicht verfügbar)
E: Das Verzeichnis /var/lib/apt/lists/ kann nicht gesperrt werden.

rm the folder /var/lib/apt/lists/*, but still its the same

Last edited by Head_on_a_Stick (2018-03-02 19:42:27)

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Hanuman

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Re: auto-[SOLVED] apt-get update ERROR-/var/lib/apt/lists/lock

This usually means either another dpkg/apt/apt-get/synaptic process is running or such has crashed without cleaning the lock file. In the latter case you can safely delete the lock file mentioned.

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ab90

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Re: auto-[SOLVED] apt-get update ERROR-/var/lib/apt/lists/lock

From installing deb packages via install on click? Didnt open anything that session, maybe from before? Did delete the file with rm, but still no improvement.
With apt-get update it gets stuck at 0% with apt update it gives the message (or vice versa^^)

Last edited by ab90 (2018-02-19 21:08:28)

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Head_on_a_Stick

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Re: auto-[SOLVED] apt-get update ERROR-/var/lib/apt/lists/lock

OK, let's take this one step at a time.

First, please run this command:

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

Then run this command and please post the full output if there is a problem:

LC_ALL=C sudo apt update

^ The "LC_ALL=C" bit should make it "speak" English

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ab90

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Re: auto-[SOLVED] apt-get update ERROR-/var/lib/apt/lists/lock

Solved by itself.... dunno why >.>

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Re: auto-[SOLVED] apt-get update ERROR-/var/lib/apt/lists/lock

If you have an operation running that uses aptitude, apt-get, or apt, it places a lock file so that only one instance of those applications can run. When that process finishes it releases the lock. It happens at times that you have some long-running operation in apt-get and forget and try to install software or something while it is busy. Also, if you are doing apt operations in the terminal and try to do something in Synaptic, the same thing will happen.

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