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cannot find lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend

sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend
sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/lock
sudo rm /var/cache/apt/archives/lock
sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/lock

sudo dpkg --configure -a

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install typespeed

sudo apt install openssh-server
sudo apt install ssh

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

sudo killall apt-get

E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable) E: Unable to acquire the dpkg frontend lock (/var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend), is another process using it?

ps aux | grep -i apt

sudo kill <process_id>
# Check if the process was killed by running the ‘ps aux | grep -i apt’ command. If it is still running, force kill it with SIGKILL signal:

sudo kill -9 <process_id>
# Another, easier way would be to use the killall command. This will kill all the instances of a running program:

sudo killall apt apt-get

Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (13: Permission denied)

Try 'sudo apt-get update' or 'sudo apt-get upgrade'

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

sudo must be used before and after &&
Example:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

waiting for cache lock, Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend.

sudo lsof /var/lib/dpkg/lock
or 
sudo lsof /var/lib/apt/lists/lock
or
sudo lsof /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend

E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)

#You can delete the lock file with the following command.
sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/lock
#You may also need to delete the lock file in the cache directory
sudo rm /var/cache/apt/archives/lock
sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/lock

E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)

Method 1
ps aux | grep -i apt
sudo kill -9 <process_id>

Method 2

sudo lsof /var/lib/dpkg/lock
sudo lsof /var/lib/apt/lists/lock
sudo lsof /var/cache/apt/archives/lock

sudo kill -9 <process_id>

E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (13: Permission denied)

// This occurs due to permission denial
// simply add sudo

sudo apt install something

// Then input your password