Installing Compiz on Gutsy

[Guest]

ok. I know I am a supernewbie and I should look around the forums for some help on this. I didn't see any people who had the same problem as I am having.
When I use the command that I believe is supposed to install compiz on Kubuntu 7.10 I get this message.

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?


I found the command here http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=582535&page=3

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

[monte48lowes]

Re: Installing Compiz on Gutsy

sudo dpkg --configure -a

[Guest]

Re: Installing Compiz on Gutsy

Thank you. I think I got it. Mad enthusiastic first time linux experience. thanks again

[monte48lowes]

Re: Installing Compiz on Gutsy

Simple fixes merely need simple answers.

[Snowhog]

Re: Installing Compiz on Gutsy

Gutsy installation. If you have not yet done so, please ensure you have done the following:

Open Adept Manager (K Menu | System | Adept Manger) and click on Adept | Manage Repositories. On the first tab, check all items (you don't need the last item checked unless you intend to download source files for compiling). On the Third-Party Software tab uncheck/delete the cdrom repository entry. Close the window. If Adept doesn't automatically fetch updates, click on Fetch Updates. You will now have access to the thousands of available packages. If you still have problems,