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Common errors

Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend

This error occurs when you press CTRL+C during an “apt-get” operation. The signal was received by automation-cli and the ssh connection was broken. But “apt-get” doesn’t stop there. This process incorporates security rules so as not to disrupt existing installations. The best thing to do is to wait, then start the operation again.

E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend. It is held by process 71659 (apt-get)
E: Unable to acquire the dpkg frontend lock (/var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend), is another process using it?