the package list or status file could not be read or open
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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apt (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
Dear ,
On the top of the right screen there is a red alert very similar to (No entrance allowed as a sign for cars and passengers)
when I press that button it shows that I am not able to update because there is a serious problem
Fetched 1531 kB in 2min 46s (9217 B/s)
Reading package lists... Error!
E: Unable to parse package file /var/lib/
E: Problem opening /var/lib/
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
I amr running this version of ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS
Release: 14.04
$ uname -a
Linux amr-LIFEBOOK-AH531 3.13.0-32-generic #57-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jul 15 03:51:08 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
$apt-cache policy pkgname
E: Unable to parse package file /var/lib/
E: Problem opening /var/lib/
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
please have a look at the attachment
Thanks and Best regards for your effort & help and support