[Bug 289154] Re: 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? E:

Thanks for your report. This is not a bug, as you are trying to use two package managers at once. Check to see if you have synaptic open while you are trying to use apt-get or update-manager, or some similar situation. Bug 74134 covers making this error more user friendly. ** Changed in: dpkg (Ub

[Bug 289154] Re: 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? E:

Thanks. This error means that there is another dpkg instance running. Do you have Synaptic open? What is the output of: "sudo lsof /var/lib/dpkg/lock" Thanks ** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: None => dpkg Status: New => Incomplete -- E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/loc

[Bug 289154] Re: 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? E:

this is the output of mine i have the same issue lsof: WARNING: can't stat() fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon file system /home/marley/.gvfs Output information may be incomplete. COMMAND PID USER FD TYPE DEVICE SIZE NODE NAME dpkg7983 root3uW REG7,00 465031 /var/lib/dpkg/lock -

[Bug 289154] Re: 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? E:

You have another dpkg instance running, as indicated by your output of "lsof /var/lib/dpkg/lock". That is not really a bug. Please close that instance before trying to use Synaptic or Update Manager. -- E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11 Resource temporarily unavailable) E: Unab