ubuntu-release-upgrader crashed with apt_pkg.Error: E:can not open /var/lib/apt/lists/in.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_eoan_InRelease - fopen (13: Permission denied), E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

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The Ubuntu Error Tracker has been receiving reports about a problem regarding ubuntu-release-upgrader. This problem was most recently seen with package version 1:19.10.15.4, the problem page at https://errors.ubuntu.com/problem/ec31ad4393ea39adc95a1f5994db20710113a0a1 contains more details, including versions of packages affected, stacktrace or traceback, and individual crash reports.
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