ubuntu waiting for cache lock could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend code example
Example 1: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
Method 1
ps aux | grep -i apt
sudo kill -9 <process_id>
Method 2
sudo lsof /var/lib/dpkg/lock
sudo lsof /var/lib/apt/lists/lock
sudo lsof /var/cache/apt/archives/lock
sudo kill -9 <process_id>
sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/lock
sudo rm /var/cache/apt/archives/lock
sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/lock
sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt update
Example 2: E: Could not get lock /var/cache/apt/archives/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable) E: Unable to lock the download directory
sudo killall apt-get
Example 3: E: Unable to acquire the dpkg frontend lock (/var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend), are you root?
sudo kill -9 PID
sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend
sudo apt update
Example 4: why upgrade ubuntu then frequently shows this message "It iwating for cache lock: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock.frontend.
It iwating for cache lock: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock.frontend.