Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/) is another process using it?

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Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/) is another process using it?

I get this error when trying to use apt-get:

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?

How can I fix this?

package-management apt

3 years ago by Bharatgxwzm

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**akshay1995** · Answer 1 · 2021-07-14T12:02:28

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

sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/lock

After that, try opening Synaptic again.
This should be used as last resort. If you use this carelessly you can end up with a broken system.

**RoliMishra** · Answer 2 · 2021-07-15T11:42:34

Remove your /var/lib/dpkg/lock file and force package reconfiguration.

sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/lock

sudo dpkg --configure -a

It should work after this.

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Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/) is another process using it?

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