[Bug 1597421] [NEW] An unresolvable problem occurred while initializing the package information

[Thejus]

Public bug reported:

Please report this bug against the 'update-manager' package and include
the following error message:

E:Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu
.com_ubuntu_dists_xenial-updates_multiverse_i18n_Translation-en - open
(13: Permission denied), E:Could not open file
/var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_xenial-
updates_multiverse_binary-i386_Packages - open (13: Permission denied),
E:Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu
.com_ubuntu_dists_xenial-updates_multiverse_binary-amd64_Packages - open
(13: Permission denied).


I wanted to update ubuntu but due to this error, I can't. There is a red round sign with a minus sign which I want to get rid of.

** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: 16.04 ubuntu

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Title:
  An unresolvable problem occurred while initializing the package
  information

Status in update-manager package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Please report this bug against the 'update-manager' package and
  include the following error message:

  E:Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu
  .com_ubuntu_dists_xenial-updates_multiverse_i18n_Translation-en - open
  (13: Permission denied), E:Could not open file
  /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_xenial-
  updates_multiverse_binary-i386_Packages - open (13: Permission
  denied), E:Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu
  .com_ubuntu_dists_xenial-updates_multiverse_binary-amd64_Packages -
  open (13: Permission denied).

  
  I wanted to update ubuntu but due to this error, I can't. There is a red round sign with a minus sign which I want to get rid of.

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