01-19-2026, 05:04 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-19-2026, 05:06 PM by Jeremy_Ray.)
I use Linux, but I'm far from a developer level of knowledge. All this snap, apt, flatpack stuff - it seems like there's a new one every day. I've got too many other things going to keep track of it. I was hoping the issues with snap were solved by now.
Is this error message a real problem?
I got it after sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/gimp-3 and sudo apt update.
Is this error message a real problem?
Code:
Reading package lists... Done
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/apt/lists/lock. It is held by process 3120 (packagekitd)
N: Be aware that removing the lock file is not a solution and may break your system.
E: Unable to lock directory /var/lib/apt/lists/
