Unable to apt-get upgrade in ubuntu 11.10
- by blackhole
These are the errors shows by different client
Update Manager:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/aptdaemon/worker.py", line 968, in simulate
trans.unauthenticated = self._simulate_helper(trans)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/aptdaemon/worker.py", line 1092, in _simulate_helper
return depends, self._cache.required_download, \
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 235, in required_download
pm.get_archives(fetcher, self._list, self._records)
SystemError: E:Method has died unexpectedly!,
E:Sub-process returned an error code (100),
E:Method /usr/lib/apt/methods/ did not start correctly
Synaptic package Manager
E: Method has died unexpectedly!
E: Sub-process returned an error code (100)
E: Method /usr/lib/apt/methods/ did not start correctly
E: Unable to lock the download directory
Command: sudo apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
libfreetype6 libfreetype6-dev
2 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Failed to exec method /usr/lib/apt/methods/
E: Method has died unexpectedly!
E: Sub-process returned an error code (100)
E: Method /usr/lib/apt/methods/ did not start correctly
Can anyone one tell me how to resolve these issues ?
I have no volatile packages or anything so i am even posting the preview of my sources.list file.
# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 10.10 _Maverick Meerkat_ - Release i386 (20101007)]/ maverick main restricted
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.
deb http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric main restricted
## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric-updates main restricted
## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any
## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric universe
deb http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric-updates universe
## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
deb http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric multiverse
deb http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric-updates multiverse
## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
# deb http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-backports main restricted universe multiverse
## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository.
## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the
## respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users.
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu oneiric partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu oneiric partner
## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by third-party
## developers who want to ship their latest software.
deb http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric main
deb-src http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric main
deb http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric-security main restricted
deb http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric-security universe
deb http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric-security multiverse
# deb http://archive.canonical.com/ lucid partner
Here is the preview of my sources.list file
