[Bug 2067766] [NEW] Software Updater Unable to Open Required List

[Dave Kelly]

Public bug reported:

An unresolvable problem occurred while initializing the package
information.

Please report this bug against the 'update-manager' package and include the following error message:
E:can not open /var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_jammy-backports_InRelease - fopen (13: Permission denied), E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: update-manager 1:22.04.20
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.5.0-35.35~22.04.1-generic 6.5.13
Uname: Linux 6.5.0-35-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.5
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Fri May 31 12:04:59 2024
InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-10-20 (589 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64 (20220809.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
SourcePackage: update-manager
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug jammy third-party-packages

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Title:
  Software Updater Unable to Open Required List

Status in update-manager package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  An unresolvable problem occurred while initializing the package
  information.

  Please report this bug against the 'update-manager' package and include the following error message:
  E:can not open /var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_jammy-backports_InRelease - fopen (13: Permission denied), E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
  Package: update-manager 1:22.04.20
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.5.0-35.35~22.04.1-generic 6.5.13
  Uname: Linux 6.5.0-35-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.5
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Fri May 31 12:04:59 2024
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-10-20 (589 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64 (20220809.1)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
  SourcePackage: update-manager
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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