[Bug 908164] Re: Unable to do updates in Ubuntu 11.10

[Daniel van Vugt]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 659438 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/659438

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** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 659438
   Installation/Removal fails because of package which could not be located (failure in apt.Cache.required_download)

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Title:
  Unable to do updates in Ubuntu 11.10

Status in “aptdaemon” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I am using Ubuntu 11.10:

  Error shown by update manager:

  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/aptdaemon/worker.py", line 968, in simulate
      trans.unauthenticated = self._simulate_helper(trans)
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/aptdaemon/worker.py", line 1092, in _simulate_helper
      return depends, self._cache.required_download, \
    File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 235, in required_download
      pm.get_archives(fetcher, self._list, self._records)
  SystemError: E:Method  has died unexpectedly!, E:Sub-process  returned an error code (100), E:Method /usr/lib/apt/methods/ did not start correctly

  Error shown by sudo apt-get upgrade command:
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  The following packages will be upgraded:
    app-install-data-partner banshee banshee-extension-soundmenu
    banshee-extension-ubuntuonemusicstore ghostscript ghostscript-cups
    ghostscript-x gnome-settings-daemon kate-data katepart kde-runtime
    kde-runtime-data kdebase-runtime kdelibs-bin kdelibs5-data kdelibs5-plugins
    kdoctools libgs9 libgs9-common libgweather-3-0 libgweather-common
    libkatepartinterfaces4 libkcmutils4 libkde3support4 libkdecore5 libkdesu5
    libkdeui5 libkdewebkit5 libkdnssd4 libkemoticons4 libkfile4 libkhtml5
    libkidletime4 libkio5 libkjsapi4 libkjsembed4 libkmediaplayer4
    libknewstuff3-4 libknotifyconfig4 libkntlm4 libkparts4 libkpty4
    libkrosscore4 libktexteditor4 libmono-zeroconf1.0-cil libnepomuk4
    libnepomukquery4a libnepomukutils4 libplasma3 libpolkit-qt-1-1 libsolid4
    libsoprano4 libthreadweaver4 mobile-broadband-provider-info multisystem
    plasma-scriptengine-javascript soprano-daemon ubuntu-tweak
  58 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
  Failed to exec method /usr/lib/apt/methods/
  E: Method  has died unexpectedly!
  E: Sub-process  returned an error code (100)
  E: Method /usr/lib/apt/methods/ did not start correctly

  
  Error shown by synaptic package manager when clicking "Mark all Upgrades" and "Apply":
  E: Method  has died unexpectedly!
  E: Sub-process  returned an error code (100)
  E: Method /usr/lib/apt/methods/ did not start correctly
  E: Unable to lock the download directory

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