dependency problems

[Thomas Blasejewicz]

(2014/11/24 23:18), Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> On Mon, 24 Nov 2014 22:56:34 +0900
> Thomas Blasejewicz <nyuwa at hb.tp1.jp> wrote:
>> Where should I look / do something to get this thing back on track?
> Run
>
> cat /etc/apt/sources.list
>
> to ensure that all needed repositories are enabled.
>
> Backup your install and then run
>
> sudo -i
> apt-get update
> apt-get dist-upgrade
>
> instead of apt-get upgrade to resolve dependency issues. Don't worry,
> dist-upgrade isn't a release update, it's an upgrade within the
> release you're using, that can resolve some kinds of dependency issues.
>
Thank you .. but that does not seem to work ...:
Probably I am missing something important.
(please use "plain" English, since I do not really follow the computer 
jargon ...)


nyuwa at spirit:~$ cat /etc/apt.sources.list
cat: /etc/apt.sources.list: No such file or directory
nyuwa at spirit:~$ /etc/apt.sources.list
bash: /etc/apt.sources.list: No such file or directory
nyuwa at spirit:~$ sudo -i
[sudo] password for nyuwa:
root at spirit:~# apt-get update
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (11: Resource 
temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to lock directory /var/lib/apt/lists/
root at spirit:~#