Apt-get clean issues
 

n00b here.
Already have root access. I opened up X term, typed "apt-get clean" and I got:

E: Could not open lock file /var/cache/apt/archives/lock - open (13 Permission denied)
E: Unable to lock the download directory

Help please.

Re: Apt-get clean issues
 

Ok so you have installed the root app and got root access if I have understood you..... Before typing 'apt-get-clean' you have to type 'sudo gainroot' or 'root' , at least that is what I do.

Re: Apt-get clean issues
 

Oooh, every time I do it.

What happens when you type apt-get clean after sudo gainroot?
It doesn't notify you of anything actually happening, does it?

Re: Apt-get clean issues
 

Looks like that you've got the App-Manager open when you tried to use apt-get. If the files dealing with packages are in use by a program they become locked for any other program, it's a security mechanism.

Regards,
Glasswalker

Re: Apt-get clean issues
 

That's correct. You could do a
before and after to see that it did its job ;-)

Re: Apt-get clean issues
 

try

root

then

apt-get clean -q

will show you some logs if any
more info

Re: Apt-get clean issues
 

No, there is no feedback unless your cache has lots to be cleaned out, in which case there will be a slight pause.
The commands apt-get autoclean and apt-get autoremove will provide some feedback, similar to this (output from my Ubuntu install):

barrieluv@barrieluv-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get clean
[sudo] password for barrieluv:
barrieluv@barrieluv-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get autoclean
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
barrieluv@barrieluv-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get autoremove
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
barrieluv@barrieluv-laptop:~$

Hope this helps.