Ashejoe
July 26th, 2008, 03:36 PM
For the past week, when I attempt to update my Ubuntu 8.04 install, the update refuses to happen.
Instead, I get this cryptic error message which I don't understand, let alone, know how to resolve. Can anyone help ?
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E: Could not get lock /var/cache/apt/archives/lock - open (11 Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to lock the download directory
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I do have a portable hard disk attached to my system via USB port. But, it's never been a problem in the past. Only in the past week have I been encountering this issue.
Also, (assuming this error message refers to that portable hard drive), I can still access it.
(forgive me if this has already been addressed. I didn't know what to search for.)
Thanks
Instead, I get this cryptic error message which I don't understand, let alone, know how to resolve. Can anyone help ?
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E: Could not get lock /var/cache/apt/archives/lock - open (11 Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to lock the download directory
----------------------------------------
I do have a portable hard disk attached to my system via USB port. But, it's never been a problem in the past. Only in the past week have I been encountering this issue.
Also, (assuming this error message refers to that portable hard drive), I can still access it.
(forgive me if this has already been addressed. I didn't know what to search for.)
Thanks