Thread: Update failure / annoying stop sign on screen

ubuntu computer janitor in ubuntu 10.04

code:

could not install updates  installarchives() failed

at top right of screen, when hover mouse on 'red stop sign' says :

code:

an error occurred, please run package manager right-click menu or apt-get in terminal see wrong. error message was: 'error: opening cache (e:could not opent file /var/cache/apt/srcpkgcache.bin - open (13: permission denied), e:the package lists or status file not parsed or opened.) 'this means installed packages have unmet dependencies

is planning on telling me packages have unmet dependencies? don't think , there's no way find out.

think ran

code:

chmod -r 775 /var/*

at point if helps because trying sort out another issue giving me said permissions.

ubuntu doing head in tonight.

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