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Thread: Unable to lock the administration directory issue.


hi!
try open advanced settings using terminal. received following error how fix it.

code:
home@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install gnome-tweak-tool [sudo] password home:  e: not lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11: resource temporarily unavailable) e: unable lock administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), process using it? home@ubuntu:~$
thanks!

do have synaptic or update-manager doing something?

return anything?
ps aux | egrep -i 'apt|ftp|kpack|dpkg' | less


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