Just tried the command now: sudo apt-get update [sudo] password for user: E: Could not get lock /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable) E: Unable to lock directory /var/lib/apt/lists/ 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?
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade 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? I'm not running any software that is using dpkg and it's not in ps aux output On 20-05-2016 09:36, Narcis Garcia wrote: > You entitle this letter with "apt-get". > Could you paste here the complete result of running: > sudo apt-get update > > in a Terminal window? > > > El 20/05/16 a les 06:58, Ty ha escrit: >> Hello all, >> >> As the subject says, for whatever apt-get no longer works for me. I can >> no longer fetch or download ANY updates/drivers. In both the Terminal >> and "Software Updater" it simply stops after the "Fetched <whatever >> amount of data> in <whatever time>. In the case of the Gnome-software, >> it simply stops trying to download the updates after a few seconds. >> >> Everything network wise works fine. I can connect and download files via >> a web browser without ANY issues, so it has to be something with apt-get. >> >> Not sure if its helps any, but Gnome-software lists an update for >> python-urllib3 and python3-urllib3. Both mention something about broken >> IPv6 brackets. >> >> Can anyone offer any suggestions I can try? Is there a way to download >> these files to see if they are the issue? >> > -- Ubuntu-GNOME mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-gnome
