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Following error output on apt-get install -f:

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?
dufte
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You should use root account or sudo when you want to change/install/fix packages with apt-get or apt or dpkg.

Defman
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As other people suggest your problem is that you do not have permission, to install something you have to use the sudo which will give you the root.

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