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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?
Jacob Vlijm
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Kajal Sinha
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    It would be useful to form a proper question explaining what you were trying to do when you encountered this error message. Your unlikely to get much help with such a poorly constructed question. That said, you need to use `sudo` to run your `apt-get` commands. – Arronical Jan 18 '16 at 10:24

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You need to run the program with root privileges. Just add sudo in front of it. Your password will be required.

Remember: Root privileges can break your system. With great power comes great responsibility, so be sure of what you're doing before running as root.

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