I am having problems running updates and downloading software in terminal

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Everytime I try and update my software this is what is says...



mint@mint ~ $ apt-get update
Reading package lists... Done
W: chmod 0700 of directory /var/lib/apt/lists/partial failed - SetupAPTPartialDirectory (1: Operation not permitted)
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (13: Permission denied)
E: Unable to lock directory /var/lib/apt/lists/
W: Problem unlinking the file /var/cache/apt/pkgcache.bin - RemoveCaches (13: Permission denied)
W: Problem unlinking the file /var/cache/apt/srcpkgcache.bin - RemoveCaches (13: Permission denied)









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  • Also consider mintupdate which presents a GUI frontend for updating the system.
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Everytime I try and update my software this is what is says...



mint@mint ~ $ apt-get update
Reading package lists... Done
W: chmod 0700 of directory /var/lib/apt/lists/partial failed - SetupAPTPartialDirectory (1: Operation not permitted)
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (13: Permission denied)
E: Unable to lock directory /var/lib/apt/lists/
W: Problem unlinking the file /var/cache/apt/pkgcache.bin - RemoveCaches (13: Permission denied)
W: Problem unlinking the file /var/cache/apt/srcpkgcache.bin - RemoveCaches (13: Permission denied)









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  • Also consider mintupdate which presents a GUI frontend for updating the system.
    – dsstorefile1
    Aug 26 at 6:09












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Everytime I try and update my software this is what is says...



mint@mint ~ $ apt-get update
Reading package lists... Done
W: chmod 0700 of directory /var/lib/apt/lists/partial failed - SetupAPTPartialDirectory (1: Operation not permitted)
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (13: Permission denied)
E: Unable to lock directory /var/lib/apt/lists/
W: Problem unlinking the file /var/cache/apt/pkgcache.bin - RemoveCaches (13: Permission denied)
W: Problem unlinking the file /var/cache/apt/srcpkgcache.bin - RemoveCaches (13: Permission denied)









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Everytime I try and update my software this is what is says...



mint@mint ~ $ apt-get update
Reading package lists... Done
W: chmod 0700 of directory /var/lib/apt/lists/partial failed - SetupAPTPartialDirectory (1: Operation not permitted)
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (13: Permission denied)
E: Unable to lock directory /var/lib/apt/lists/
W: Problem unlinking the file /var/cache/apt/pkgcache.bin - RemoveCaches (13: Permission denied)
W: Problem unlinking the file /var/cache/apt/srcpkgcache.bin - RemoveCaches (13: Permission denied)






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edited Sep 9 at 20:56









Rui F Ribeiro

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  • Also consider mintupdate which presents a GUI frontend for updating the system.
    – dsstorefile1
    Aug 26 at 6:09
















  • Also consider mintupdate which presents a GUI frontend for updating the system.
    – dsstorefile1
    Aug 26 at 6:09















Also consider mintupdate which presents a GUI frontend for updating the system.
– dsstorefile1
Aug 26 at 6:09




Also consider mintupdate which presents a GUI frontend for updating the system.
– dsstorefile1
Aug 26 at 6:09










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Your mint user does not have permissions to execute the apt-get command.



Try running the following command instead.



sudo apt-get update





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  • jesuscoins@PCME ~ $ sudo apt-get update [sudo] password for jesuscoins: E: Type '**' is not known on line 1 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list E: The list of sources could not be read. jesuscoins@PCME ~ $ So this is what I got in return...
    – JesusCoins
    Aug 26 at 7:44











  • You now have a different question, one that has already been asked here long since at the likes of unix.stackexchange.com/questions/272704 and unix.stackexchange.com/questions/198460 .
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    Aug 26 at 12:43










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Your mint user does not have permissions to execute the apt-get command.



Try running the following command instead.



sudo apt-get update





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  • jesuscoins@PCME ~ $ sudo apt-get update [sudo] password for jesuscoins: E: Type '**' is not known on line 1 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list E: The list of sources could not be read. jesuscoins@PCME ~ $ So this is what I got in return...
    – JesusCoins
    Aug 26 at 7:44











  • You now have a different question, one that has already been asked here long since at the likes of unix.stackexchange.com/questions/272704 and unix.stackexchange.com/questions/198460 .
    – JdeBP
    Aug 26 at 12:43














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Your mint user does not have permissions to execute the apt-get command.



Try running the following command instead.



sudo apt-get update





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  • jesuscoins@PCME ~ $ sudo apt-get update [sudo] password for jesuscoins: E: Type '**' is not known on line 1 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list E: The list of sources could not be read. jesuscoins@PCME ~ $ So this is what I got in return...
    – JesusCoins
    Aug 26 at 7:44











  • You now have a different question, one that has already been asked here long since at the likes of unix.stackexchange.com/questions/272704 and unix.stackexchange.com/questions/198460 .
    – JdeBP
    Aug 26 at 12:43












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Your mint user does not have permissions to execute the apt-get command.



Try running the following command instead.



sudo apt-get update





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Your mint user does not have permissions to execute the apt-get command.



Try running the following command instead.



sudo apt-get update






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answered Aug 26 at 3:41









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  • jesuscoins@PCME ~ $ sudo apt-get update [sudo] password for jesuscoins: E: Type '**' is not known on line 1 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list E: The list of sources could not be read. jesuscoins@PCME ~ $ So this is what I got in return...
    – JesusCoins
    Aug 26 at 7:44











  • You now have a different question, one that has already been asked here long since at the likes of unix.stackexchange.com/questions/272704 and unix.stackexchange.com/questions/198460 .
    – JdeBP
    Aug 26 at 12:43
















  • jesuscoins@PCME ~ $ sudo apt-get update [sudo] password for jesuscoins: E: Type '**' is not known on line 1 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list E: The list of sources could not be read. jesuscoins@PCME ~ $ So this is what I got in return...
    – JesusCoins
    Aug 26 at 7:44











  • You now have a different question, one that has already been asked here long since at the likes of unix.stackexchange.com/questions/272704 and unix.stackexchange.com/questions/198460 .
    – JdeBP
    Aug 26 at 12:43















jesuscoins@PCME ~ $ sudo apt-get update [sudo] password for jesuscoins: E: Type '**' is not known on line 1 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list E: The list of sources could not be read. jesuscoins@PCME ~ $ So this is what I got in return...
– JesusCoins
Aug 26 at 7:44





jesuscoins@PCME ~ $ sudo apt-get update [sudo] password for jesuscoins: E: Type '**' is not known on line 1 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list E: The list of sources could not be read. jesuscoins@PCME ~ $ So this is what I got in return...
– JesusCoins
Aug 26 at 7:44













You now have a different question, one that has already been asked here long since at the likes of unix.stackexchange.com/questions/272704 and unix.stackexchange.com/questions/198460 .
– JdeBP
Aug 26 at 12:43




You now have a different question, one that has already been asked here long since at the likes of unix.stackexchange.com/questions/272704 and unix.stackexchange.com/questions/198460 .
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Aug 26 at 12:43

















 

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