[Bug 1928576] [NEW] During automatic update: could not initialise the package information

[James Baber]

Public bug reported:

"An unresolvable problem occurred while initialising the package
information.

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

Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS
update-manager 1:20.04.10.6
This occurred during an automatic update that occurred after a wake from sleep.
The error appeared in a popup window named "Software Updater"

Upon opening this package again, after a brief scan, it says "Failed to
download repository information. Check your Internet connection." Yet a
ping to google.com returns successfully.

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

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Title:
  During automatic update: could not initialise the package information

Status in update-manager package in Ubuntu:
  New

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

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

  Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS
  update-manager 1:20.04.10.6
  This occurred during an automatic update that occurred after a wake from sleep.
  The error appeared in a popup window named "Software Updater"

  Upon opening this package again, after a brief scan, it says "Failed
  to download repository information. Check your Internet connection."
  Yet a ping to google.com returns successfully.

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