try removing the lock file in the directory /var/lib/dpkg/ sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/lock
On 21 September 2015 at 20:57, spandan pradhan <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello all, > > I need help regarding installing softwares on ubuntu 12 . When i try to > install any software it gives error. For example > > sudo add-apt-repository ppa:indicator-multiload/stable-daily > sudo apt-get update > sudo apt-get install indicator-multiload > > then i get error like > > > *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 us*ing it? > > Thanks and regards, > Spandan Pradhan > > -- > Mailing List Guidelines: > http://wiki.fossnepal.org/index.php?title=Mailing_List_Guidelines > Community website: http://www.fossnepal.org/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "FOSS Nepal" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Mailing List Guidelines: http://wiki.fossnepal.org/index.php?title=Mailing_List_Guidelines Community website: http://www.fossnepal.org/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "FOSS Nepal" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
