Is anyone else unable to update?

**Chris1274** · October 5th, 2010

When I try to update I'm getting this:

Code:

sudo apt-get update
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to lock the list directory

Is there some kind of maintenance going on with the repository, or could this be a problem on my end?

**WorMzy** · October 5th, 2010

That's a client-side error - it's on your PC. It looks as though apt didn't exit correctly the last time you ran it, and, as a result, the lock file hasn't been removed. Look in the list of processes for instances of apt:

Code:

ps aux | grep apt

If you get a result for something suspicious (post all the output if you're unsure), then kill it with:

Code:

kill <process id>

It should work after that.

You could probably kill the process through gnome-system-monitor too, if you'd prefer a GUI solution.

**coffeecat** · October 5th, 2010

It's your end. Do you have Synaptic, Update Manager or Software Centre open? Close them before running apt-get.

**Chris1274** · October 5th, 2010

I just tried rebooting, but I still get the same error.

**Chris1274** · October 5th, 2010

Here's the output:

Code:

ps aux | grep apt
1000      1724  0.0  0.0   7624   908 pts/0    S+   15:14   0:00 grep --color=auto apt

doesn't seem like much

**Chris1274** · October 5th, 2010

can I remove the lock file myself or would that mess things up?

**Majorflam** · October 5th, 2010

I'm having problems updating:

Getting the error that it can't download the files and I should check my internet connection, my connection is fine.

**droogiemon** · October 5th, 2010

I am also having a problem. But it seems to be just a connection issue.
I used the Synaptic Package Manager just 2 days ago with no problem.

Now I can't even ping the repository : us.archive.ubuntu.com

I tried to change repositories but the package I needed wasn't on the others.

You could try changing repositories.

**WorMzy** · October 5th, 2010

Originally Posted by Chris1274

Here's the output:

Code:

ps aux | grep apt
1000      1724  0.0  0.0   7624   908 pts/0    S+   15:14   0:00 grep --color=auto apt

doesn't seem like much

Ahah, that's the command you just ran, it found itself.

Yeah, if restarting didn't help, then manually remove the lock file.

Code:

sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/lock

**WorMzy** · October 5th, 2010

Originally Posted by Majorflam

I'm having problems updating:

Getting the error that it can't download the files and I should check my internet connection, my connection is fine.

Your package lists are out of date, you just need to run

Code:

sudo apt-get update

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