“/var/lib/dpkg/” can be thought of as the working directory for package manger “dpkg,” which in turn is actually the engine behind “apt-get” (as well as “apt” and “aptitude” tools).
However, if it’s a lock-related error, then it requires further investigation. Once the command is run with root privileges, the error will go away.
If you’re facing a permission-related error (as shown in the first image above), it’s most likely because the user running the “apt-get” or “apt” command doesn’t have sufficient privileges and the command was run without sudo. However, if you take a closer look, you’ll observe that the text within brackets in the first line and the text after the comma in the second line are different in both scenarios making it clear that the error in the first scenario has something to do with user permissions, while in the second scenario it is related to the lock file being temporarily unavailable. As an example, the following screenshots show the “apt-get install” command throwing similar looking errors. It usually contains some crucial and time-saving hints. Whenever you encounter this error, the first step should be to read the error description carefully. Unable to lock (/var/lib/dpkg/) – diagnosing the problem In this article we will discuss all these aspects related to this error and how you can safely get rid of it. Technically, the error is thrown by the system in multiple scenarios, and one should really take care about how he/she goes aout solving this problem.
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