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E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (13: Permission denied) E: Unable to acquire the dpkg frontend lock (/var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend), are you root?

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Lunox answered on January 8, 2021 Popularity 10/10 Helpfulness 7/10

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