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ubuntu Resource temporarily unavailable (Could …

Question:

Sudo apt get update in Ubuntu

The following error is prompted

E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11 Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/)

Solution:

Google keyword Ubuntu resource temporarily unavailable

Find the link below

How do I fix a “Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock” problem?

http://askubuntu.com/questions/15433/how-do-i-fix-a-could-not-get-lock-var-lib-dpkg-lock-problem

It says that the file is locked by other threads, and that the process needs to be found and killed; Or restart Ubuntu

I didn’t restart my installation of Ubuntu, so I chose to restart it

After restart, the problem is solved

Note: don’t be misled by posts that modify the maximum number of threads

Linux: resource temporarily unavailable error resolution

http://badqiu.iteye.com/blog/1149965