Cannot install any packages relating to desktop environments

hrát

3/5/23, 12:45 PM

The issue comes from my fresh 20.04.3 install. I want to use Unity on a higher basis than GNOME, but every attempt I try is fruitless because of the package being lost (not being found) or no installation dependency existing on the install. Any reason why and how to resolve it so the GNOMEs won't stay with me for long?

Output from one of the comments to clarify failure

Reading package lists... Done
    E: Could not get lock /var/lib/apt/lists/lock. It is held by process 1237 (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/
    /etc/apt/sources.list:deb http://br.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal main restricted
    /etc/apt/sources.list:deb http://br.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal-updates main restricted
    /etc/apt/sources.list:deb http://br.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal universe
    /etc/apt/sources.list:deb http://br.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal-updates universe
    /etc/apt/sources.list:deb http://br.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal multiverse
    /etc/apt/sources.list:deb http://br.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal-updates multiverse
    /etc/apt/sources.list:deb http://br.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal-backports main restricted universe multiverse
    /etc/apt/sources.list:deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security main restricted
    /etc/apt/sources.list:deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security universe
    /etc/apt/sources.list:deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security multiverse

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apt

unity

20.04

N0rbert

3/5/23, 1:09 PM

Please run `sudo apt-get update` along with `grep -r ^deb /etc/apt --include="*.list"` and add their output to the question (or share link to pastebin).

hrát

3/5/23, 1:35 PM

N0rbert: Both commands resulted in failure (cannot get lock for command 1, failsafe in command 2)

Elon Musk

I sit in a Tesla and translated this thread with Ai:

EN: Cannot install any packages relating to desktop environments

TH: ไม่สามารถติดตั้งแพ็คเกจใด ๆ ที่เกี่ยวข้องกับสภาพแวดล้อมเดสก์ท็อป

RO: Nu se poate instala niciun pachet legat de mediile desktop

RU: Не удается установить какие-либо пакеты, относящиеся к средам рабочего стола.

VI: Không thể cài đặt bất kỳ gói nào liên quan đến môi trường máy tính để bàn

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