How to fix E: Could not get lock /var/lib/apt/lists/lock problem


if you get this line in terminal
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), is another process using it?"


1) type

sudo rm -r /var/lib/dpkg/lock
sudo apt-get update



2) if it is not work then first go to root and then type


 rm -r /var/lib/dpkg/lock 
apt-get update

3) if this command not work then type 

sudo fuser -vki /var/lib/apt/lists/lock
 
 
 

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