bypass etc/passwd lock error for apt upgrade in wsl1

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# 1. Move the dpkg info directory out of the way
sudo mv /var/lib/dpkg/info /var/lib/dpkg/info_silent

# 2. Recreate an empty info directory so dpkg won’t error out on missing files
sudo mkdir /var/lib/dpkg/info

# 3. Refresh and fix any half-installed packages
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get -f install

# 4. Move any newly unpacked package info into the backup
sudo mv /var/lib/dpkg/info/* /var/lib/dpkg/info_silent

# 5. Restore the original info directory and clean up
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/dpkg/info
sudo mv /var/lib/dpkg/info_silent /var/lib/dpkg/info

# 6. Finally, update and complete the upgrade
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade