[Cialug] jessie apt-get lock out

[Dan Hockey]

root at debian:/# rm -f /var/lib/apt/lists/lock
rm: cannot remove '/var/lib/apt/lists/lock': Read-only file system


On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 6:05 PM, chris rheinherren <c.rheinherren at gmail.com>
wrote:

> from a few internet searches that I've seen. you can try deleting the
> /var/lib/apt/lists/lock file and see if it works again.
>
> On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 5:51 PM, Dan Hockey <icepuck2k at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > root at debian:~# apt-get update
> > Ign http://ftp.us.debian.org jessie InRelease
> > Ign http://ftp.us.debian.org jessie Release.gpg
> > Hit http://ftp.us.debian.org jessie Release
> > W: Not using locking for read only lock file /var/lib/apt/lists/lock
> > E: Couldn't create temporary file to work with
> > /var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.us.debian.org_debian_dists_jessie_Release -
> mkstemp
> > (30: Read-only file system)
> > W: Not using locking for read only lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock
> > root at debian:~#
> >
> >
> > This is on a fresh install and this is what I got on the first try.
> > Then I tried...
> >
> > root at debian:~# mount -o remount,rw /
> > mount: cannot remount /dev/root read-write, is write-protected
> >
> > What should I try next?
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