pidgin

[Raphael Yves Sabbat]

On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 3:36 PM, Verde Denim <tdldev at gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 6:18 PM, Leonard Chatagnier <
> lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>>
>> --- Allen Meyers <chef11994 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > Pidgin cease to load so I un-installed in SPM, but
>> > before attemptin to re-install I went to their home
>> > page. It gave me 2 terminal options and I tried them
>> > both without success, but I discovered what could be
>> > my problem.
>> >
>> > I intered  apt-get build-dep gaim as well as apt-get
>> > build-dep pidgin
>> > Both times I received the following
>> > E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock -
>> > open (13 Permission denied)
>> > E: Unable to lock the administration directory
>> > (/var/lib/dpkg/), are you root?
>> > allen at allen-laptop:~$
>> > I also tried sudo apt-get install pidgin
>> > with same results
>> > Could someone direct me on how to get back to pidgin
>> > with a fresh install and unlocking whatever needs
>> > unlocking/
>> > Thanks in advance
>> >
>> Not refuting anything anybody else has said but if
>> you, in fact, have a locked file in /var/lib/dpkg/, cd
>> to that dir and remove/delete the lock file using
>> sudo.
>>
>
> i just noticed that the two commands are different. You ran apt-get
> build-dep pidgin but chose sudo apt-get install pidgin. Was that a typo?
> Usually you'll get a slightly different "lock error" message if you try
> something which requires sudo-er or root privilege. But if you sudo apt-get
> remove with the 'force' option (can't recall off the top of my head which
> that is, maybe -f), it should clean it out so you can do a clean re-install.
>
> Jack
>
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I think you can use:
sudo apt-get --purge remove "nameofpackage"

But you should really check if there is a lock first though
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