Software Installation Problem

Ever encountered this problem when you try to install a new software using synaptic or apt-get
getting an error message like this


E: Could not get lock /var/cache/apt/archives/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to lock the download directory

Soln: Issue this command on terminal
sudo rm /var/cache/apt/archives/lock
then try again

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