you need root access try: sudo apt-get update Vince <div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 9:35 AM, steven vollom <<a href="mailto:stevenvollom@sbcglobal.net">stevenvollom@sbcglobal.net</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Does anyone know what this means and how to reconcile the problem? W: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead. W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems steven@Yeshua:~$ apt-get update E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (13 Permission denied) E: Unable to lock the list directory steven@Yeshua:~$ I right clicked on the lock file and read and write permission is granted to root root at the bottom. Can you remove root and replace it with steven steven to get the necessary permissions, or is that not what is needed? Thanks for any response. I am cautions about deleting and rewriting the work root to steven. Usually there is an option to choose owner int the permissions above that. Thanks! Thanks! Steven -- kubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users</a> </blockquote></div>