DPKG Frontend Lock Error

[rvalvekar]

E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to acquire the dpkg frontend lock (/var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend), is another process using it?

I am getting this error while installing opencv on PI M4. I have a Friendly Core and I am following the Wiki Steps given.

Any ideas on solution ?
Thanks

[sebt3]

you probably have unattended-upgrades installed. To verify :

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systemctl cat unattended-upgrades.service

If so, then you just have to wait until this process have finish its current upgrade

[labuzhskiy]

E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to acquire the dpkg frontend lock (/var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend), is another process using it?

I am getting this error while installing opencv on PI M4. I have a Friendly Core and I am following the Wiki Steps given.

Any ideas on solution ?
Thanks

If you try to make install ewerything, try to do so:
for example:
sudo apt-get install gnome-disk-utility:arm64

[rvalvekar]

you probably have unattended-upgrades installed. To verify :

Code: Select all

systemctl cat unattended-upgrades.service

If so, then you just have to wait until this process have finish its current upgrade

Thanks..

[guidol]

Thanks..

got this also on some new installations of armbian

try
ps -ef|grep apt

If there is only the task of this command for apt then you could apt again - if there is more you should wait to let the installation be completed.