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Installing two things at the same time on Linux

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Mar 15, 20263404 views
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I noticed that package managers won't install things if they know that another package manager is open. So I was wondering if it's OK to install multiple things at the same time when using the terminal. For example, if I type "make install" in one terminal, while that's going on, is it ok to type "…

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Fix for: Installing two things at the same time on Linux

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Only one program (GUI or not) can use the package manager at a time. However, does not use the package manager. It just runs the install target of the , which typically just copies files and sets permissions.

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