software update

Asked by sidharth

hello Every one
Im new in this Ubuntu environment.

i m try to install vlc player using of terminal when i type this comnd "sudo apt-get install vlc vlc-plugin-esd"

leon@leon-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get install vlc vlc-plugin-esd
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?

and aslo i use the ubuntu software center

leon@leon-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get install vlc vlc-plugin-esd
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?

i don't understand what to do can any one Help me

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yathishmedhu-ಯತೀಶ್ ಮೆದು (yathishmedhu) said :
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hi,
Please restart and run only software center don't run any other
installation together.

Do u have admin rights plz check

wbr
Yathish

On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 10:38 PM, sidharth <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> New question #125026 on Ubuntu:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/125026
>
> hello Every one
> Im new in this Ubuntu environment.
>
> i m try to install vlc player using of terminal when i type this comnd
> "sudo apt-get install vlc vlc-plugin-esd"
>
> leon@leon-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get install vlc vlc-plugin-esd
> 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?
>
>
> and aslo i use the ubuntu software center
>
> leon@leon-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get install vlc vlc-plugin-esd
> 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?
>
> i don't understand what to do can any one Help me
>
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> contact for Ubuntu.
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