[Bug 1930732] Re: ubuntu-release-upgrader crashed with apt_pkg.Error: E:can not open /var/lib/apt/lists/in.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_bionic_InRelease - fopen (13: Permission denied), E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

[Brian Murray]

I was able to recreate this my using "chmod o-r /var/lib/apt/lists/*".
Is this a configuration issue on the system or should apt cache only be
used by root?

** Also affects: python-apt (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

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

Status in python-apt package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in ubuntu-release-upgrader package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  The Ubuntu Error Tracker has been receiving reports about a problem regarding ubuntu-release-upgrader.  This problem was most recently seen with package version 1:20.10.16, the problem page at https://errors.ubuntu.com/problem/31fbeeb9c2355df96a76732a48d29d35851ada3d contains more details, including versions of packages affected, stacktrace or traceback, and individual crash reports.
  If you do not have access to the Ubuntu Error Tracker and are a software developer, you can request it at http://forms.canonical.com/reports/.

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