Ok, you could try to manually delete the lockfile. (sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/lock) and try the command again. If that doesn't work, look for running "dpkg" processes in "top" and kill those. -- PGP-encrypted mails preferred PGP Fingerprint: 74CD D9FE 5BCB FE0D 13EE 8EEA 61F3 4426 74DE 6624
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