Unable to install software

**cressrt** · January 22nd, 2010

It gave a couple of errors:

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?

**warfacegod** · January 22nd, 2010

Originally Posted by cressrt

It gave a couple of errors:

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?

That probably means you still have Synaptic open. Make sure Synaptic, Add/Remove, Ubuntu Software Center, and Upgrade Manager are all closed.

**cressrt** · January 22nd, 2010

Thanks to all.

Have re run updates and waited for about 10mins while it plodded through everything. Now to install Flash and Wine.

**cressrt** · January 22nd, 2010

Close thread please

**warfacegod** · January 22nd, 2010

Then this is solved? If so, then please mark as solved under thread tools and let us what you did.

**Hetor** · January 22nd, 2010

Originally Posted by warfacegod

Then this is solved? If so, then please mark as solved under thread tools and let us what you did.

Obviously, he just installed wine & flash through the package manager.

**warfacegod** · January 22nd, 2010

Originally Posted by Hetor

Obviously, he just installed wine & flash through the package manager.

No, not obviously. cressrt didn't specifically state that Wine and Flash were installed, but that he was going to. Neither was there mention of what actually worked nor has the thread been marked as Solved.

**cressrt** · January 22nd, 2010

Sorry,
Rerun updates and was then able to mark the relevant files for installation, then successfully installed WINE and FLASH through Package Manager, again thanks for all the help.