It seems that a couple of files in a dir are all that prevents apt-get from restarting every time it is killed with Ctrl-Z or Ctrl-C while it is running. Allowing it to restart is as easy as deleting these files.
The error code when that happens is “could not lock administration file” or something. 😉
sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/lock
sudo rm /var/cache/apt/archives/lock
[/code]Joel G Mathew, known in tech circles by the pseudonym Droidzone, is an opensource and programming enthusiast.
He is a full stack developer, whose favorite languages are currently Python and Vue.js. He is also fluent in Javascript, Flutter/Dart, Perl, PHP, SQL, C and bash shell scripting. He loves Linux, and can often be found tinkering with linux kernel code, and source code for GNU applications. He used to be an active developer on XDA forums, and his tinkered ROMS used to be very popular in the early 2000s.
His favorite pastime is grappling with GNU compilers, discovering newer Linux secrets, writing scripts, hacking roms, and programs (nothing illegal), reading, blogging. and testing out the latest gadgets.
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