[Bug 1164335] Re: E:Read error - read (5: Input/output error), E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

[Joel Friesen]

Hi. My computer gives me the exact error message... help?

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Title:
  E:Read error - read (5: Input/output error), E:The package lists or
  status file could not be parsed or opened.

Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  Expired

Bug description:
  Operating System:

  No LSB modules are available.
  Distributor ID: Ubuntu
  Description: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS
  Release: 12.04
  Codename: precise

  update manager gives bellow error and crashs

  Could not initialize the package information

  An unresolvable problem occurred while initializing the package
  information.

  E:Read error - read (5: Input/output error), E:The package lists or
  status file could not be parsed or opened.

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