There seems to be a programming error in aptdaemon, the software that allows you to install/remove software and to perform other package management related tasks."....i get this every time when i try to install or remove any program or apps...

[g.basavaraja]

the details i get is...."Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/aptdaemon/worker.py", line 226, in _process_transaction
    self._apply_changes(trans)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/aptdaemon/pkcompat.py", line 2864, in _apply_changes
    install_range)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/aptdaemon/worker.py", line 985, in _apply_changes
    with self._frozen_status():
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/contextlib.py", line 17, in __enter__
    return self.gen.next()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/aptdaemon/worker.py", line 1013, in _frozen_status
    frozen_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="aptdaemon-frozen-status")
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/tempfile.py", line 317, in mkdtemp
    dir = gettempdir()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/tempfile.py", line 261, in gettempdir
    tempdir = _get_default_tempdir()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/tempfile.py", line 208, in _get_default_tempdir
    ("No usable temporary directory found in %s" % dirlist))
IOError: [Errno 2] No usable temporary directory found in ['/tmp', '/var/tmp', '/usr/tmp', '/']"

[Oisin O Cuanachain (oisin-nz)]

This also affects me with the exact same error message and details. It will resolve if I reboot my system. I am running 12.04 LTS