Xandros: apt-get update error, need assistance
 

Hi, when I try to run XandrosNetworks, I get an error:

E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (2 No such file or directory)
E: Unable to lock the list directory


Then I went into the Console and did a:

sudo apt-get update
aswell as an
apt-get update

and it came up with the same error. Anyone have suggestions? I am VERY new to this OS and I DID use the search function before posting this, but I wasn't 100% what to search for so don't yell at me if this is posted somewhere else, just kindly direct me to the topic.

Thanks,

-Vince


And also, this is another error I get from XN:

sh: line 1: /var/lib/apt/lists/_tmp_.Rt79ABPj_dists_tmp_main_binary-i386_Packages: No such file or directory
Unable to retrieve package list from tmp/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/_tmp_.Rt79ABPj_dists_tmp_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
Unable to retrieve package list from /xnv3.xandros.com xandros3.0-xn/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/xnv3.xandros.com_3.0_pkg_dists_xandros3.0-xn_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
Unable to retrieve package list from /xnv3.xandros.com xandros3.0-xn/contrib Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/xnv3.xandros.com_3.0_pkg_dists_xandros3.0-xn_contrib_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
Unable to retrieve package list from /xnv3.xandros.com xandros3.0-xn/non-free Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/xnv3.xandros.com_3.0_pkg_dists_xandros3.0-xn_non-free_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
Unable to retrieve package list from /xnv3.xandros.com unsupported3.0-xn/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/xnv3.xandros.com_3.0_pkg_dists_unsupported3.0-xn_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
Unable to retrieve package list from /xnv3.xandros.com unsupported3.0-xn/contrib Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/xnv3.xandros.com_3.0_pkg_dists_unsupported3.0-xn_contrib_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
Unable to retrieve package list from /xnv3.xandros.com unsupported3.0-xn/non-free Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/xnv3.xandros.com_3.0_pkg_dists_unsupported3.0-xn_non-free_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems
dpkg-deb: file looks like it might be an archive which has been
dpkg-deb: corrupted by being downloaded in ASCII mode
dpkg-deb: `aim_1.5.286-1_i386.deb' is not a debian format archive
dpkg-deb: file looks like it might be an archive which has been
dpkg-deb: corrupted by being downloaded in ASCII mode
dpkg-deb: `aim_1.5.286-1_i386.deb' is not a debian format archive
Unable to retrieve package list from tmp/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/_tmp_.Rt79ABPj_dists_tmp_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
Unable to retrieve package list from /xnv3.xandros.com xandros3.0-xn/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/xnv3.xandros.com_3.0_pkg_dists_xandros3.0-xn_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
Unable to retrieve package list from /xnv3.xandros.com xandros3.0-xn/contrib Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/xnv3.xandros.com_3.0_pkg_dists_xandros3.0-xn_contrib_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
Unable to retrieve package list from /xnv3.xandros.com xandros3.0-xn/non-free Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/xnv3.xandros.com_3.0_pkg_dists_xandros3.0-xn_non-free_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
Unable to retrieve package list from /xnv3.xandros.com unsupported3.0-xn/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/xnv3.xandros.com_3.0_pkg_dists_unsupported3.0-xn_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
Unable to retrieve package list from /xnv3.xandros.com unsupported3.0-xn/contrib Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/xnv3.xandros.com_3.0_pkg_dists_unsupported3.0-xn_contrib_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
Unable to retrieve package list from /xnv3.xandros.com unsupported3.0-xn/non-free Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/xnv3.xandros.com_3.0_pkg_dists_unsupported3.0-xn_non-free_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems
Couldn't find package
Unable to retrieve package list from /xnv3.xandros.com xandros3.0-xn/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/xnv3.xandros.com_3.0_pkg_dists_xandros3.0-xn_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
Unable to retrieve package list from /xnv3.xandros.com xandros3.0-xn/contrib Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/xnv3.xandros.com_3.0_pkg_dists_xandros3.0-xn_contrib_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
Unable to retrieve package list from /xnv3.xandros.com xandros3.0-xn/non-free Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/xnv3.xandros.com_3.0_pkg_dists_xandros3.0-xn_non-free_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
Unable to retrieve package list from /xnv3.xandros.com unsupported3.0-xn/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/xnv3.xandros.com_3.0_pkg_dists_unsupported3.0-xn_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
Unable to retrieve package list from /xnv3.xandros.com unsupported3.0-xn/contrib Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/xnv3.xandros.com_3.0_pkg_dists_unsupported3.0-xn_contrib_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
Unable to retrieve package list from /xnv3.xandros.com unsupported3.0-xn/non-free Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/xnv3.xandros.com_3.0_pkg_dists_unsupported3.0-xn_non-free_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems
Done.

Sounds like you're missing the lock file -- what does

ls -l /var/lib/apt/lists/lock

show?

If you indeed get a file not found try:

ls -l /var/lib/apt

to see if the lists subdir exists. If not create it. You can just touch a file called lock ("touch /var/lib/apt/lists/lock") to create the lock file.