Unable to acquire the dpkg frontend lock [duplicate]
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This question already has an answer here:
What process created the /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend file in Ubuntu?
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Permission denied, are you root?
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E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (13: Permission denied)
E: Unable to acquire the dpkg frontend lock (/var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend), are you root?
I've done everything i could and i still get this can anyone help?
14.04
edited Apr 4 at 7:20
RoVo
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asked Apr 4 at 4:24
marcusmarcus
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marked as duplicate by N0rbert, karel, Charles Green, Eric Carvalho, Terrance Apr 6 at 0:14
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This question already has an answer here:
What process created the /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend file in Ubuntu?
1 answer
Permission denied, are you root?
7 answers
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (13: Permission denied)
E: Unable to acquire the dpkg frontend lock (/var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend), are you root?
I've done everything i could and i still get this can anyone help?
14.04
edited Apr 4 at 7:20
RoVo
8,4491944
asked Apr 4 at 4:24
marcusmarcus
61
marked as duplicate by N0rbert, karel, Charles Green, Eric Carvalho, Terrance Apr 6 at 0:14
This question has been asked before and already has an answer. If those answers do not fully address your question, please ask a new question.
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Please edit your question and tell us what everything is that you have tried. All we can do is guess at what you have done from here so we might be giving you steps that you have already tried.
– Terrance
Apr 4 at 4:43
I suspect you have tried to run a command withoutsudo(which raises your privileges). This however is assumption, which is why @Terrance asked for you to provide your command & thus avoid this guessing
– guiverc
Apr 4 at 5:01
Apart from your question, 14.04 will be EOL in 2 weeks. Consider upgrading to a newer Ubuntu version.
– RoVo
Apr 4 at 7:22
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This question already has an answer here:
What process created the /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend file in Ubuntu?
1 answer
Permission denied, are you root?
7 answers
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (13: Permission denied)
E: Unable to acquire the dpkg frontend lock (/var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend), are you root?
I've done everything i could and i still get this can anyone help?
14.04
edited Apr 4 at 7:20
RoVo
8,4491944
asked Apr 4 at 4:24
marcusmarcus
61
This question already has an answer here:
What process created the /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend file in Ubuntu?
1 answer
Permission denied, are you root?
7 answers
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (13: Permission denied)
E: Unable to acquire the dpkg frontend lock (/var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend), are you root?
I've done everything i could and i still get this can anyone help?
This question already has an answer here:
What process created the /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend file in Ubuntu?
1 answer
Permission denied, are you root?
7 answers
14.04
14.04
edited Apr 4 at 7:20
RoVo
8,4491944
asked Apr 4 at 4:24
marcusmarcus
61
edited Apr 4 at 7:20
RoVo
8,4491944
asked Apr 4 at 4:24
marcusmarcus
61
edited Apr 4 at 7:20
RoVo
8,4491944
edited Apr 4 at 7:20
RoVo
8,4491944
edited Apr 4 at 7:20
RoVo
8,4491944
8,4491944
asked Apr 4 at 4:24
marcusmarcus
61
asked Apr 4 at 4:24
marcusmarcus
61
asked Apr 4 at 4:24
marcusmarcus
61
61
marked as duplicate by N0rbert, karel, Charles Green, Eric Carvalho, Terrance Apr 6 at 0:14
This question has been asked before and already has an answer. If those answers do not fully address your question, please ask a new question.
marked as duplicate by N0rbert, karel, Charles Green, Eric Carvalho, Terrance Apr 6 at 0:14
This question has been asked before and already has an answer. If those answers do not fully address your question, please ask a new question.
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Please edit your question and tell us what everything is that you have tried. All we can do is guess at what you have done from here so we might be giving you steps that you have already tried.
– Terrance
Apr 4 at 4:43
I suspect you have tried to run a command withoutsudo(which raises your privileges). This however is assumption, which is why @Terrance asked for you to provide your command & thus avoid this guessing
– guiverc
Apr 4 at 5:01
Apart from your question, 14.04 will be EOL in 2 weeks. Consider upgrading to a newer Ubuntu version.
– RoVo
Apr 4 at 7:22
add a comment |
2
Please edit your question and tell us what everything is that you have tried. All we can do is guess at what you have done from here so we might be giving you steps that you have already tried.
– Terrance
Apr 4 at 4:43
I suspect you have tried to run a command withoutsudo(which raises your privileges). This however is assumption, which is why @Terrance asked for you to provide your command & thus avoid this guessing
– guiverc
Apr 4 at 5:01
Apart from your question, 14.04 will be EOL in 2 weeks. Consider upgrading to a newer Ubuntu version.
– RoVo
Apr 4 at 7:22
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Please edit your question and tell us what everything is that you have tried. All we can do is guess at what you have done from here so we might be giving you steps that you have already tried.
– Terrance
Apr 4 at 4:43
Please edit your question and tell us what everything is that you have tried. All we can do is guess at what you have done from here so we might be giving you steps that you have already tried.
– Terrance
Apr 4 at 4:43
I suspect you have tried to run a command without
sudo (which raises your privileges). This however is assumption, which is why @Terrance asked for you to provide your command & thus avoid this guessing– guiverc
Apr 4 at 5:01
I suspect you have tried to run a command without
sudo (which raises your privileges). This however is assumption, which is why @Terrance asked for you to provide your command & thus avoid this guessing– guiverc
Apr 4 at 5:01
Apart from your question, 14.04 will be EOL in 2 weeks. Consider upgrading to a newer Ubuntu version.
– RoVo
Apr 4 at 7:22
Apart from your question, 14.04 will be EOL in 2 weeks. Consider upgrading to a newer Ubuntu version.
– RoVo
Apr 4 at 7:22
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Please edit your question and tell us what everything is that you have tried. All we can do is guess at what you have done from here so we might be giving you steps that you have already tried.
– Terrance
Apr 4 at 4:43
I suspect you have tried to run a command without
sudo(which raises your privileges). This however is assumption, which is why @Terrance asked for you to provide your command & thus avoid this guessing– guiverc
Apr 4 at 5:01
Apart from your question, 14.04 will be EOL in 2 weeks. Consider upgrading to a newer Ubuntu version.
– RoVo
Apr 4 at 7:22