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When I click on 'Install Updates' in the Menu I get the following error message: 'couldn't fetch the package cache information lists'
Is there a way of fixing this?

When the above happens (which is always at the moment) I use the terminal instead and type:


Is that sufficient, or do I need to have the command 'install' somewhere in that code?

Thanks for your help
Mike

Hi m654321,

Have you seen and followed the post on top of the page?

UPDATE ERRORS - Copy this link: https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/insta...inux-lite/

You need to follow the instructions even if you don't have Google Chrome installed.

Hope that helps

Yes thanks LL-user, I've seen the link at the top of the page but I don't have google chrome as a browser - I use firefox.

Mike

Please post the contents of /var/log/llupdates.log using the [ code ] tags.

@Jerry, this is the copied & pasted contents of the llupdates.log file...

Delete that log file, run Install Updates from the Menu, then repost the new log.

@Jerry...

Quote:Delete that log file, run Install Updates from the Menu, then repost the new log.

The above was done, PC rebooted, but I still get the same message 'couldn't fetch the package cache information lists'
when I click on 'Install Updates' in Menu.

Mike

Even if you don't use or have Chrome...
Have you run the commands:
((The 2nd command will error if you don't have Chrome, ignore))

(03-26-2016, 04:01 PM)m654321 link Wrote: [ -> ]@Jerry...

Quote:Delete that log file, run Install Updates from the Menu, then repost the new log.

The above was done, PC rebooted, but I still get the same message 'couldn't fetch the package cache information lists'
when I click on 'Install Updates' in Menu.

Mike

Still waiting for you to repost the new log as requested. Cheers.

Quote:[size=1em]sudo sed -i -e 's/deb http/deb [arch=amd64] http/' "/etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list"
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@wirezfree...
After doing the quoted bit you suggested above, I rebooted, clicked on 'install updates' and didn't get the Error Message -
instead I got the more normal 'No Updates Available' with the green tick , suggesting the alternative updating method
that I'd used (i.e. command line using terminal) had done its job. Thanks very much Dave.
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@Jerry...
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Quote:[size=1em]Still waiting for you to repost the new log as requested. Cheers.[/size]

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I've checked but no new llupdates.log file has been created.  Presumably this is because
LL is already up to date, as mentioned immediately above to wirezfree. However,
I will check the llupdates.log the next time it updates using GUI.

Thanks guys - the above was really helpful.
Cheers
Mike
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