E:Opening /etc/apt/sources.list - ifstream::ifstream (13 Permission denied), E:The list of sources could not be read.

[bubuntu]

Binary package hint: update-manager

Could not initialize the package information. A unresolvable problem occurred while initializing the package information.
Release: Ubuntu 8.04.1
package version:
  Installed: 1:0.87.30
  Candidate: 1:0.87.30
  Version table:
 *** 1:0.87.30 0
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Thanks.

[Andreas Moog (ampelbein)]

Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Could you please add the log files from '/var/log/dist-upgrade/' to this bug report as separate attachments? Thanks in advance.

[Chris Coulson (chrisccoulson)]

The error message suggests that you don't have read permissions on /etc/apt/sources.list. What is the output of

ls -l /etc/apt

[bubuntu (bpardusd)]

Thanks for the info, time and effort. In the meantime I have solved the
problem by removing the "/etc/apt/sources.list" file, and let it be
recreated. The problem, I suppose, was when I added a couple of new repos to
the list with mistakes. I have added those that later thru software sources
and the problem disappeared.
Besim

2008/8/18 Andreas Moog <email address hidden>

> Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu
> better. Could you please add the log files from '/var/log/dist-upgrade/'
> to this bug report as separate attachments? Thanks in advance.
>
> ** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu)
> Assignee: (unassigned) => Andreas Moog (andreas-moog)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> E:Opening /etc/apt/sources.list - ifstream::ifstream (13 Permission
> denied), E:The list of sources could not be read.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/258909
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in "update-manager" source package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: update-manager
>
> Could not initialize the package information. A unresolvable problem
> occurred while initializing the package information.
> Release: Ubuntu 8.04.1
> package version:
> Installed: 1:0.87.30
> Candidate: 1:0.87.30
> Version table:
> *** 1:0.87.30 0
> 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
>
> Thanks.
>

[Andreas Moog (ampelbein)]

I'm marking it as invalid then.

[bubuntu (bpardusd)]

OK.
Thanks.
Besim

2008/8/19 Andreas Moog <email address hidden>

> I'm marking it as invalid then.
>
> ** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu)
> Assignee: Andreas Moog (andreas-moog) => (unassigned)
> Status: Incomplete => Invalid
>
> --
> E:Opening /etc/apt/sources.list - ifstream::ifstream (13 Permission
> denied), E:The list of sources could not be read.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/258909
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in "update-manager" source package in Ubuntu: Invalid
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: update-manager
>
> Could not initialize the package information. A unresolvable problem
> occurred while initializing the package information.
> Release: Ubuntu 8.04.1
> package version:
> Installed: 1:0.87.30
> Candidate: 1:0.87.30
> Version table:
> *** 1:0.87.30 0
> 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
>
> Thanks.
>