apt-get woes

[band-aid]

Well I just installed Debian, after getting thoroughly sick of ubuntu's inability to allow me resoutions over 640 X 480. I found it odd that while configuring apt-get it was unable to successfully connect to ANY of the servers. I tried like 20 and none worked. I kept getting the error E: Unable to lock the administration directory, is another process using it. How could another process be using it if I am configuring it for the first time? I figured i'd just configure it once I got into the OS and started messing around. Same story, the only things I can get are on my CD.

[antidrugue]

E: Unable to lock the administration directory, is another process using it.

Which version of Debian are you using ?

Are you sure no other porcess is using dpkg ? Perhaps Synaptic ? Or Update-manager ? apt-get ? aptitude ?

Only one of those can be opened at the same time.

Feel free to back with more details.

[band-aid]

There must have been some process running somewhere that was using that folder because that was straightened out when I started it back up this afternoon. I am using Linux 3.1 r3 _Sarge_ - Official amd 64 version. The only problem I seem to have now is the inability to connect to ANY apt servers through any means. I am able to use lynx (which I installed off the CD) to surf the internet (sorta) so I know that I am connected. I am also able to do the apt security update thing. I have all 13 ISOS downloaded but really don't want to have to burn 13 CD's so I can have the apt stuff. Thanks for the help.

[Josh.Ovki]

can you post the content of your sources.list please.

[TruthSeeker]

by which he means /etc/apt/sources.list