Locked admin directory ???

[Larry]

On 06/13/2010 09:02 AM, Tom H wrote:
> On Sun, Jun 13, 2010 at 9:30 AM, Larry<larryesu at charter.net>  wrote:
>    
>> I have a problem with not being able to install or even use apt-get
>> because I keep getting this...
>>
>> Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily
>> unavailable)
>> E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), is
>> another process using it?
>>
>> Does anyone know how to kill this processor that seems to be still
>> open...???
>>      
> You have to be root or use sudo.
>
>    
*Thanks, but I no that, when using apt-get or synaptic etc...But the 
problem that I am having is I can not use either apt-get or synaptic 
because something has it locked, why or what I have no-idea...This is 
what I am trying to find out... ;-)

Thanks again Larry
*

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