Error while moving old database out of the way

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Every time I try to run sudo apt-get update, I get this error message: ** (appstreamcli:9437): CRITICAL **: Error while moving old database out of the way.
AppStream cache update failed. What can I check for to solve this problem? The number which comes after the colon in appstreamcli varies, but the rest of the message is always the same.






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    you can try sudo chmod -R 777 /var/cache/app-info/xapian/default you should be able to do the update then ... This isn't a fix ... this may revert back and give you the same error next time you update ... but I ran into this on Ubuntu for Windows for a while and it was the only fix we could come up with ... it has since fixed itself .. well .. it doesn't happen anymore. So this should get you by at least .. but .. don't take it as a fix .. more of a work around.. I was never able to discover the actual cause :(
    – John Orion
    Mar 29 at 23:55











  • Thanks for your help, but I didn't do the trick. I'll keep trying..
    – user3565884
    Mar 30 at 0:33










  • hmm ok .. maybe it wasn't the same thing I was running into .. sorry it was my only idea on this issue :(
    – John Orion
    Mar 30 at 0:35














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Every time I try to run sudo apt-get update, I get this error message: ** (appstreamcli:9437): CRITICAL **: Error while moving old database out of the way.
AppStream cache update failed. What can I check for to solve this problem? The number which comes after the colon in appstreamcli varies, but the rest of the message is always the same.






update-manager







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  • 1




    you can try sudo chmod -R 777 /var/cache/app-info/xapian/default you should be able to do the update then ... This isn't a fix ... this may revert back and give you the same error next time you update ... but I ran into this on Ubuntu for Windows for a while and it was the only fix we could come up with ... it has since fixed itself .. well .. it doesn't happen anymore. So this should get you by at least .. but .. don't take it as a fix .. more of a work around.. I was never able to discover the actual cause :(
    – John Orion
    Mar 29 at 23:55











  • Thanks for your help, but I didn't do the trick. I'll keep trying..
    – user3565884
    Mar 30 at 0:33










  • hmm ok .. maybe it wasn't the same thing I was running into .. sorry it was my only idea on this issue :(
    – John Orion
    Mar 30 at 0:35












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Every time I try to run sudo apt-get update, I get this error message: ** (appstreamcli:9437): CRITICAL **: Error while moving old database out of the way.
AppStream cache update failed. What can I check for to solve this problem? The number which comes after the colon in appstreamcli varies, but the rest of the message is always the same.






update-manager







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Every time I try to run sudo apt-get update, I get this error message: ** (appstreamcli:9437): CRITICAL **: Error while moving old database out of the way.
AppStream cache update failed. What can I check for to solve this problem? The number which comes after the colon in appstreamcli varies, but the rest of the message is always the same.






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    you can try sudo chmod -R 777 /var/cache/app-info/xapian/default you should be able to do the update then ... This isn't a fix ... this may revert back and give you the same error next time you update ... but I ran into this on Ubuntu for Windows for a while and it was the only fix we could come up with ... it has since fixed itself .. well .. it doesn't happen anymore. So this should get you by at least .. but .. don't take it as a fix .. more of a work around.. I was never able to discover the actual cause :(
    – John Orion
    Mar 29 at 23:55











  • Thanks for your help, but I didn't do the trick. I'll keep trying..
    – user3565884
    Mar 30 at 0:33










  • hmm ok .. maybe it wasn't the same thing I was running into .. sorry it was my only idea on this issue :(
    – John Orion
    Mar 30 at 0:35












  • 1




    you can try sudo chmod -R 777 /var/cache/app-info/xapian/default you should be able to do the update then ... This isn't a fix ... this may revert back and give you the same error next time you update ... but I ran into this on Ubuntu for Windows for a while and it was the only fix we could come up with ... it has since fixed itself .. well .. it doesn't happen anymore. So this should get you by at least .. but .. don't take it as a fix .. more of a work around.. I was never able to discover the actual cause :(
    – John Orion
    Mar 29 at 23:55











  • Thanks for your help, but I didn't do the trick. I'll keep trying..
    – user3565884
    Mar 30 at 0:33










  • hmm ok .. maybe it wasn't the same thing I was running into .. sorry it was my only idea on this issue :(
    – John Orion
    Mar 30 at 0:35







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you can try sudo chmod -R 777 /var/cache/app-info/xapian/default you should be able to do the update then ... This isn't a fix ... this may revert back and give you the same error next time you update ... but I ran into this on Ubuntu for Windows for a while and it was the only fix we could come up with ... it has since fixed itself .. well .. it doesn't happen anymore. So this should get you by at least .. but .. don't take it as a fix .. more of a work around.. I was never able to discover the actual cause :(
– John Orion
Mar 29 at 23:55





you can try sudo chmod -R 777 /var/cache/app-info/xapian/default you should be able to do the update then ... This isn't a fix ... this may revert back and give you the same error next time you update ... but I ran into this on Ubuntu for Windows for a while and it was the only fix we could come up with ... it has since fixed itself .. well .. it doesn't happen anymore. So this should get you by at least .. but .. don't take it as a fix .. more of a work around.. I was never able to discover the actual cause :(
– John Orion
Mar 29 at 23:55













Thanks for your help, but I didn't do the trick. I'll keep trying..
– user3565884
Mar 30 at 0:33




Thanks for your help, but I didn't do the trick. I'll keep trying..
– user3565884
Mar 30 at 0:33












hmm ok .. maybe it wasn't the same thing I was running into .. sorry it was my only idea on this issue :(
– John Orion
Mar 30 at 0:35




hmm ok .. maybe it wasn't the same thing I was running into .. sorry it was my only idea on this issue :(
– John Orion
Mar 30 at 0:35










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These commands solved the problem, in my case.



sudo mv /var/cache/app-info/xapian/default /var/cache/app-info/xapian/default_old
sudo mv /var/cache/app-info/xapian/default_old /var/cache/app-info/xapian/default


I think giving full permissions to a software database folder is not a good idea.



You may need to do this every time that you add a new repository.






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  • Hi Carlos, can you link to the bug report in your answer?
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There is a wrong Symbolic Link (confirmed bug).



These commands solved the problem, in my case.



sudo mv /var/cache/app-info/xapian/default /var/cache/app-info/xapian/default_old
sudo mv /var/cache/app-info/xapian/default_old /var/cache/app-info/xapian/default


I think giving full permissions to a software database folder is not a good idea.



You may need to do this every time that you add a new repository.






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  • Hi Carlos, can you link to the bug report in your answer?
    – Emily
    May 3 at 15:06














up vote
3
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There is a wrong Symbolic Link (confirmed bug).



These commands solved the problem, in my case.



sudo mv /var/cache/app-info/xapian/default /var/cache/app-info/xapian/default_old
sudo mv /var/cache/app-info/xapian/default_old /var/cache/app-info/xapian/default


I think giving full permissions to a software database folder is not a good idea.



You may need to do this every time that you add a new repository.






share|improve this answer






















  • Hi Carlos, can you link to the bug report in your answer?
    – Emily
    May 3 at 15:06












up vote
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up vote
3
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There is a wrong Symbolic Link (confirmed bug).



These commands solved the problem, in my case.



sudo mv /var/cache/app-info/xapian/default /var/cache/app-info/xapian/default_old
sudo mv /var/cache/app-info/xapian/default_old /var/cache/app-info/xapian/default


I think giving full permissions to a software database folder is not a good idea.



You may need to do this every time that you add a new repository.






share|improve this answer














There is a wrong Symbolic Link (confirmed bug).



These commands solved the problem, in my case.



sudo mv /var/cache/app-info/xapian/default /var/cache/app-info/xapian/default_old
sudo mv /var/cache/app-info/xapian/default_old /var/cache/app-info/xapian/default


I think giving full permissions to a software database folder is not a good idea.



You may need to do this every time that you add a new repository.







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