Re: Synaptic error

[songbird <songbird@anthive.com>]

Richard Owlett wrote:
> Using Synaptic I:
> 1. searched package names for "info"
> 2. selected it
> 3. clicked Apply
> 4. received error message saying
>> E: Could not open lock file /var/cache/apt/archives/lock - open (2: No such file or directory)
>> E: Could not open file descriptor -1
>> E: Unable to lock the download directory
>> 
>
> I've had no previous problem with Synaptic.
> My Debian version is 9.8
> Help please.

  whatever else is going on i would wonder how such 
directories were removed?

  was this something you did?

  have you changed partitions or mount points or
something here or run some other command which had
unintended consequences?


  songbird