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Problem on debian

Dear all. I'm using debian version 4.0, i installed it successfuly but when i'm running this command : appear like this :


W: GPG error: http://security.debian.org etch/updates Release: Unknown error executing gpgv
W: GPG error: http://ftp.us.debian.org etch Release: Unknown error executing gpgv
E: 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?

pls help me and thnk y for interested to me

linuxawy's picture

are you root or another apt is running?

First, it seems that you are running apt-get without root privilage, try to type:

If the same error happens make sure that there's no another program trying to install/update anythying in your system, like synaptic, add/remove programs, .. etc.


Ahmed D. El-Mekkawy

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