David Fokkema wrote:
On Tue, Jul 06, 2004 at 07:58:34AM -0500, Kent West wrote:David Fokkema wrote:That's the problem. Just log out, and log back in as root. Then try "tasksel".On Mon, Jul 05, 2004 at 11:19:58PM +0100, JOHN WALL wrote:E:could not open lock file/var/lib/dpkg/lock-open(13 Permission) E:unable to lock the administration directory(/var/lib/dpkg/) are you rootSince you didn't log in as rootAnother problem is that the OP claims he was never asked for a root password. Even if he was, he probably can't be sure now what he entered then.
Ouch. Oh, well, in that case . . .John: You can fix this, but since you don't have anything important on your system (presumably) yet, you could take this opportunity to reinstall. Normally you never have to reinstall a Linux system to fix problems like this, but the experience of a second install might do you some good. (In other words, a reinstall would be for your benefit, not for your system's benefit.) It'd probably take all of ten minutes (if I understand correctly that you've just done a base install). But if you'd rather not get the experience, we can help you recover your root password if you'd like.
-- Kent