dpkg problem using apt

[Luke Yelavich]

On Sun, Feb 07, 2021 at 04:14:30AM AEDT, Glenn K0LNY wrote:
> Hi All,
> I'm running Ubuntu 18 in a VmWare session on this computer, and I tried to install a package that I read from it's web page that it will install into Ubuntu with apt
> sudo apt install gnuradio -y
> And I get an error that reads like:
> unable to acquire the dpkg front end lockIs another process using it?

Something else is open that is using the dpkg database, probably an auto update system of
some kind, whether it be an apt cron job, or a GUI update manager.