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2010-05-17 , 05:57
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n00b here.
Already have root access. I opened up X term, typed "apt-get clean" and I got:

E: Could not open lock file /var/cache/apt/archives/lock - open (13 Permission denied)
E: Unable to lock the download directory

Help please.
 
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2010-05-17 , 06:02
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Ok so you have installed the root app and got root access if I have understood you..... Before typing 'apt-get-clean' you have to type 'sudo gainroot' or 'root' , at least that is what I do.
 

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2010-05-17 , 06:10
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Oooh, every time I do it.

What happens when you type apt-get clean after sudo gainroot?
It doesn't notify you of anything actually happening, does it?
 
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2010-05-17 , 06:24
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Originally Posted by thefoxtrot View Post
n00b here.
E: Could not open lock file /var/cache/apt/archives/lock - open (13 Permission denied)
E: Unable to lock the download directory
Looks like that you've got the App-Manager open when you tried to use apt-get. If the files dealing with packages are in use by a program they become locked for any other program, it's a security mechanism.

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2010-05-17 , 06:25
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That's correct. You could do a
Code:
df -h /var
before and after to see that it did its job ;-)
 

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2010-05-17 , 06:26
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try

root

then

apt-get clean -q

will show you some logs if any
more info
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2010-05-17 , 10:06
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Originally Posted by thefoxtrot View Post
Oooh, every time I do it.

What happens when you type apt-get clean after sudo gainroot?
It doesn't notify you of anything actually happening, does it?
No, there is no feedback unless your cache has lots to be cleaned out, in which case there will be a slight pause.
The commands apt-get autoclean and apt-get autoremove will provide some feedback, similar to this (output from my Ubuntu install):

barrieluv@barrieluv-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get clean
[sudo] password for barrieluv:
barrieluv@barrieluv-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get autoclean
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
barrieluv@barrieluv-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get autoremove
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
barrieluv@barrieluv-laptop:~$

Hope this helps.
 
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