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Yograj Singh Mandloi
Yograj Singh Mandloi

Reputation: 603

Unable to install box2d

I run this command:

apt-get install python-box2d

and I get the following output:

E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13: Permission denied)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), are you root?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 898

Answers (1)

Ubdus Samad
Ubdus Samad

Reputation: 1215

Always prefix sudo before executing any installation related command no matter if it's pip or aptik, it tells the terminal that you have the authority to make this change (installation). For example:

sudo apt-get update It's for updating your repository , and so it needs to be authorized to get executed.

Also sometimes this error occurs when some other installation is in progress and it has locked the main directory , So you just have to wait for that process or installation to get completed.

Upvotes: 1

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