E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)

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#You can delete the lock file with the following command.
sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/lock
#You may also need to delete the lock file in the cache directory
sudo rm /var/cache/apt/archives/lock
sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/lock

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Contributed on Jun 22 2021

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cannot find lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend

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sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend
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-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install typespeed

sudo apt install openssh-server
sudo apt install ssh

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Contributed on Mar 23 2022

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E: Could not get lock /var/cache/apt/archives/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable) E: Unable to lock the download directory

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sudo killall apt-get

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Contributed on Jun 03 2020

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Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (13: Permission denied)

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Try 'sudo apt-get update' or 'sudo apt-get upgrade'

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Contributed on Jan 08 2021

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waiting for cache lock, Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend.

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sudo lsof /var/lib/dpkg/lock
or 
sudo lsof /var/lib/apt/lists/lock
or
sudo lsof /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend

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Contributed on Sep 07 2021

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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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sudo must be used before and after &&
Example:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

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Contributed on Jan 09 2021

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