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Re: Update error Lite 5.8 - Could not get lock
« Reply #3 on: January 20, 2023, 11:12:28 AM »
 

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@firenice03,
That is exactly what I did, I won't check for updates at start up again I'll wait a few minutes.  Thanks for info and best regards.
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Re: Update error Lite 5.8 - Could not get lock
« Reply #2 on: January 19, 2023, 02:16:17 PM »
 

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@vint

Some other process is already running.
Either Synaptic or package manger is running - close these..
Could be Lite Update Notifier running - give a few moments and try again...
- the notification tool... https://www.linuxliteos.com/manual/software.html#updatesnotify
« Last Edit: January 19, 2023, 02:20:16 PM by firenice03 »
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Update error Lite 5.8 - Could not get lock
« Reply #1 on: January 19, 2023, 11:48:51 AM »
 

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Howdy folks,
This is my first time receiving this checking for updates;  does anyone know what this is?
===========================
Install Updates Error log
===========================
Install Updates could not fetch the package cache information lists.
Go to https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/ and paste the log below into a new or existing thread for assistance.

============ Log ===========

Reading package lists...
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/apt/lists/lock. It is held by process 1112 (apt-get)
E: Unable to lock directory /var/lib/apt/lists/
« Last Edit: January 22, 2023, 02:16:06 AM by stevef »
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