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Ubuntu 20.04 Error: Opening the Cache

Hetvi

1/30/23, 7:13 AM

I have been getting this error for months:

Error: Opening the cache(E: can not open /var/lib/apt/lists/
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened
This usually means your installed package have unmet dependencies

Then I try to fix it with:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get autoclean
sudo apt-get update --fix-missing

I tried these to no effect. Sometimes the error goes away for a while but then it comes back in a few minutes.

I also tried this

Are the crash/whoopsie files related to the error?

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package-management

apt

dependencies

cache

David

1/30/23, 7:18 AM

No pictures of text please include the test in the body of the message,

Hetvi

1/30/23, 7:24 AM

sorry I'm a new user. Is it clearer now?

Soren A

1/30/23, 7:32 AM

Does the directory /var/lib/apt/lists/ exist and have correct rights ? What is the output of `ls -ld /var?/lib/apt/lists/` ?

Hetvi

1/30/23, 7:38 AM

ls: cannot access 'var?/lib/apt/lists/' No such file or directory

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Ubuntu

matigo

1/30/23, 7:29 AM

This will occasionally happen when your apt lists are incomplete or broken. You can rebuild them like this:

Open Terminal (if it's not already open)
Remove the contents of the lists directory:
```
sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/* -vf
```
Rebuild the lists:
```
sudo apt clean
sudo apt update
```
Update your system:
```
sudo apt dist-upgrade
```

Hope this allows you to have an up-to-date system again

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Hetvi

1/30/23, 9:02 AM

The same error is displayed again. It only disaapeared for a while.

matigo

1/30/23, 9:21 AM

If the files in this directory are regularly being corrupted, then `apt` is being cancelled mid-process or your storage device is failing.

Hetvi

1/30/23, 3:13 PM

How can I check the problem can you please tell me

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