dependency problems

[O. Sinclair]

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On 24/11/2014 20:29, Thomas Blasejewicz wrote:
> (2014/11/25 1:07), O. Sinclair wrote: On 24/11/2014 16:33, Thomas
> Blasejewicz wrote:
>>>> (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:~#

sorry type from me, it should be:
sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/lock
sudo -i
apt-get update
apt-get dist-upgrade

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