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dpkg lock held by daily update ubuntu 18 server
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dpkg_daily_update_lock.md 
root@acer:/home/stephen# apt install htop
 E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
 E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), is another process using it?

disable that headache with:

sudo systemctl disable apt-daily.timer && \
sudo systemctl disable apt-daily-upgrade.timer
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