0006637: E: List directory /var/lib/apt/lists/partial is missing. - Acquire (13: Permission denied) W: Problem unlinking the file /var/ca

ID	Project	Category	View Status	Date Submitted	Last Update

0006637	Kali Linux	New Tool Requests	public	2020-08-08 14:04	2020-08-08 19:55

Reporter	ashiklal	Assigned To	rhertzog
Priority	normal	Severity	block	Reproducibility	have not tried
Status	closed	Resolution	no change required
Product Version	2020.2

Summary	0006637: E: List directory /var/lib/apt/lists/partial is missing. - Acquire (13: Permission denied) W: Problem unlinking the file /var/ca
Description	when i command apt-get update it shows E: List directory /var/lib/apt/lists/partial is missing. - Acquire (13: Permission denied) W: Problem unlinking the file /var/cache/apt/pkgcache.bin - RemoveCaches (13: Permission denied) W: Problem unlinking the file /var/cache/apt/srcpkgcache.bin - RemoveCaches (13: Permission denied)
Attached Files	Screenshot 2020-08-08 10:04:26.png (94,155 bytes) Screenshot 2020-08-08 10:04:26.png (94,155 bytes)

kali-bugreport 2020-08-08 14:15 reporter ~0013252	Obviously you need to run apt-get update as root and not as a normal user. Time to learn some linux basics first before creating unnecessary bugreports.

kali-bugreport 2020-08-08 15:09 reporter ~0013255	There is even a documentation from the Kali people here: https://www.kali.org/docs/general-use/updating-kali/

Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2020-08-08 14:04	ashiklal	New Issue
2020-08-08 14:04	ashiklal	File Added: Screenshot 2020-08-08 10:04:26.png
2020-08-08 14:15	kali-bugreport	Note Added: 0013252
2020-08-08 15:09	kali-bugreport	Note Added: 0013255
2020-08-08 19:55	rhertzog	Assigned To	=> rhertzog
2020-08-08 19:55	rhertzog	Status	new => closed
2020-08-08 19:55	rhertzog	Resolution	open => no change required