How to unlock APT Package Manager in Ubuntu and derivative versions

In Ubuntu and derivative versions, we may encounter this problem during software installation, when network congestion is slow or connection software is suddenly interrupted due to various reasons during installation, you can exit by pressing Ctrl + C, but dpkg will be locked and cannot install any other software packages, even if you restart the instance, the instance is locked. Recommended reading: Ubuntu14.04 download, installation, configuration related knowledge http://www.linuxidc.com/Linux/2014-04/1003

In Ubuntu and derivative versions, we may encounter this problem during software installation, when network congestion is slow or connection software is suddenly interrupted due to various reasons during installation, you can exit by pressing Ctrl + C, but dpkg will be locked and cannot install any other software packages, even if you restart the instance, the instance is locked.

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Here you need to run the command to unlock:

Sudo rm-rf/var/lib/dpkg/lock

Sudo dpkg -- configure-

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