apt-get

[Mohamad Faizul]

Gordon wrote:
> Chris Taylor wrote:
>> Ok I'm sorry I'm still trying to learn can anyone please advise me as to 
>> why I got the following.
>> chris at chris-desktop:~$ 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
>> chris at chris-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get update
>> [sudo] password for chris: 
>> E: The method driver /usr/lib/apt/methods/httpp could not be found.
>> E: The method driver /usr/lib/apt/methods/httpp could not be found.
>> chris at chris-desktop:~$
>>
>> Thanks Chris
>>
>>
>>
> 
> You should have typed "sudo apt-get update" (without the quotes....)
> 
> 
try sudo killall -9 apt-get && sudo apt-get update

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