[Bug 1878624] [NEW] Error in update-manager whilst in a daily update

[David Moncrief]

Public bug reported:

I'm using Ubuntu 20.04 on a Dell XPS-15

Did an update that was requested, went into "snap update" and this is
what was produced:


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_focal-updates_InRelease - fopen (13: Permission denied), E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

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

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Title:
  Error in update-manager whilst in a daily update

Status in update-manager package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I'm using Ubuntu 20.04 on a Dell XPS-15

  Did an update that was requested, went into "snap update" and this is
  what was produced:

  
  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_focal-updates_InRelease - fopen (13: Permission denied), E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

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