On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 10:17:33PM +0530, Shrinivasan T wrote: > Check that the file /var/lib/apt/lists/lock is there and owned by root. > > if not create an empty file by the following command. > > touch /var/lib/apt/lists/lock > > then, run sudo apt-get update.
I am pretty sure the opposite should be done. The lock file is created by apt so that no other concurrent process runs. Remove the lock file if it exists and retry. # rm /var/lib/apt/lists/lock However, do so IF AND ONLY IF you are sure that there is not other instance of apt or synaptic or any such package-manager running. Else all you will manage to do is get the system in an inconsistent state. _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
