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Kali Linux

dpkg lock

P Package High

🔴 Error Message

Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend

📖 What This Means

Another package manager is running.

🔧 Step-by-Step Fix

  1. Wait for other process to finish
  2. Kill: sudo killall apt apt-get
  3. Remove lock: sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend
  4. Reconfigure: sudo dpkg --configure -a

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