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apt file error opening /var/lib/apt/lists/lock

Asked by contardo sala

can't open E: Impossibile aprire il file di blocco /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (2: File o directory non esistente)
does anybody help me? thanks.

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Nathan Heafner (nathan1465-5) said : 		#1

Hello Contardo,
I see you are having error messages when you use APT, can you please provide more information about your issue including what commands you are running when you get these errors, what you are attempting to achieve, and the outputs of the following commands

Open a Terminal by pressing CTRL+ALT+T.

Type lsb_release -a and press Enter.

Thanks.

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Sam_ (and-sam) said : 		#2

Sam_ suggests this article as an answer to your question:
FAQ #1591: “'E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with MergeList”.

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contardo sala (contardosala) said : 		#3

contardo@contardo-ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get update; lsb_release -a
[sudo] password for contardo:
E: Manca la directory di liste /var/lib/apt/lists/partial.3.2-noarch:core-4.0-ia32:core-4.0-noarch
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS
Release: 10.04
Codename: lucid
contardo@contardo-ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get update
E: Manca la directory di liste /var/lib/apt/lists/partial

SUDO DOESN'T WORK AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
THANKS FOR YOUR HELP.

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Best Nathan Heafner (nathan1465-5) said : 		#4

Hello again Contardo, please try the following in Terminal.

sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

if that does not work, please test using the troubleshooting steps in this guide
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PackageManagerTroubleshootingProcedure

please confirm if this works.

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contardo sala (contardosala) said : 		#5

Thanks Nathan Heafner, that solved my question.

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contardo sala (contardosala) said : 		#6

also have to thank SAM. CIAO