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I accidentally stopped the installation of mysql while setting the root password and now I can't, neither open the application, nor uninstall it.

sudo apt-get remove --purge mysql*

returns

E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend. It is held by process 10071 (apt-get)
N: Be aware that removing the lock file is not a solution and may break your system.
E: Unable to acquire the dpkg frontend lock (/var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend), is another process using it?

can anyone please help me?

ssiimmuurrgghh
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Delete the /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend file, despite the warning.

Eric Mintz
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