On Lucid, apt-get -s runs as user with no locking:
$ apt-get -s update
NOTE: This is only a simulation!
apt-get needs root privileges for real execution.
Keep also in mind that locking is deactivated,
so don't depend on the relevance to the real current situation!
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net lucid Release.gpg
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security Release.gpg
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** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Fix Released
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apt-get -s should not lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/457939
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