[maemo-users] can't install software

From: Eugene Antimirov turist at gmail.com
Date: Fri Apr 11 17:09:12 EEST 2008
> $apt-get update
> E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (13 Permission
> denied)
> E: Unable to lock the list directory
>
> Looks permissiony but I don't know how to "do root" on this thing.

I see. Here is a good article on how to become root:
http://maemo.org/community/wiki/HowDoiBecomeRoot/

Try one of the ways and run "apt-get" with root permissions again.

-- 
Sincerely,
Eugene

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