See also this thread:
https://stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-help/2007-December/148116.html

Cheers
Joris

On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 11:24 PM, Michael Dykes <thedoctor81877@gmail.com>wrote:

> When trying to install Rcmdr, I get the following error messages. I am not
> aware of how to fix the problem, i.e. how to remove the lock.
>
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying
> Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying
> Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying
> Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’
> ERROR: failed to lock directory
> ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10’ for modifying
> Try removing ‘/home/thedoctor/R/i486-pc-linux-gnu-library/2.10/00LOCK’
>
>
> Thanks in advance for any help I can get concerning this issue.
>
> --
> In Christ,
> Michael D
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