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.

edited Nov 23 at 11:16

Soren A

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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.

edited Nov 23 at 11:16

Soren A

3,2601824

asked Mar 29 at 23:05

user3565884

162

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

add a comment |

up vote
3
down vote

favorite

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.

edited Nov 23 at 11:16

Soren A

3,2601824

asked Mar 29 at 23:05

user3565884

162

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

edited Nov 23 at 11:16

Soren A

3,2601824

asked Mar 29 at 23:05

user3565884

162

edited Nov 23 at 11:16

Soren A

3,2601824

asked Mar 29 at 23:05

user3565884

162

edited Nov 23 at 11:16

Soren A

3,2601824

edited Nov 23 at 11:16

Soren A

3,2601824

edited Nov 23 at 11:16

Soren A

3,2601824

asked Mar 29 at 23:05

user3565884

162

asked Mar 29 at 23:05

user3565884

162

asked Mar 29 at 23:05

user3565884

162

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

add a comment |

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

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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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.

edited May 3 at 13:54

answered May 3 at 13:19

Carlos Molina

413

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

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A. My case is solved with the command below :

$ sudo touch /var/cache/app-info/xapian/default

B. The error is as follows :

$ sudo apt update

...

** (appstreamcli:12092): CRITICAL **: Error while moving old database out of the way.

AppStream cache update failed.

...

All packages are up to date.

C. Environment :

Windows 10 Pro, 64 Bit + Ubuntu



$ uname -an

Linux Arthur 4.4.0-17134-Microsoft #345-Microsoft Wed Sep 19 17:47:00 PST 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

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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.

edited May 3 at 13:54

answered May 3 at 13:19

Carlos Molina

413

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

add a comment |

up vote
4
down vote

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.

edited May 3 at 13:54

answered May 3 at 13:19

Carlos Molina

413

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

add a comment |

up vote
4
down vote

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.

edited May 3 at 13:54

answered May 3 at 13:19

Carlos Molina

413

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.

edited May 3 at 13:54

answered May 3 at 13:19

Carlos Molina

413

edited May 3 at 13:54

answered May 3 at 13:19

Carlos Molina

413

answered May 3 at 13:19

Carlos Molina

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answered May 3 at 13:19

Carlos Molina

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

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

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

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A. My case is solved with the command below :

$ sudo touch /var/cache/app-info/xapian/default

B. The error is as follows :

$ sudo apt update

...

** (appstreamcli:12092): CRITICAL **: Error while moving old database out of the way.

AppStream cache update failed.

...

All packages are up to date.

C. Environment :

Windows 10 Pro, 64 Bit + Ubuntu



$ uname -an

Linux Arthur 4.4.0-17134-Microsoft #345-Microsoft Wed Sep 19 17:47:00 PST 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

answered Nov 23 at 10:42

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A. My case is solved with the command below :

$ sudo touch /var/cache/app-info/xapian/default

B. The error is as follows :

$ sudo apt update

...

** (appstreamcli:12092): CRITICAL **: Error while moving old database out of the way.

AppStream cache update failed.

...

All packages are up to date.

C. Environment :

Windows 10 Pro, 64 Bit + Ubuntu



$ uname -an

Linux Arthur 4.4.0-17134-Microsoft #345-Microsoft Wed Sep 19 17:47:00 PST 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

answered Nov 23 at 10:42

ArthurKing

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A. My case is solved with the command below :

$ sudo touch /var/cache/app-info/xapian/default

B. The error is as follows :

$ sudo apt update

...

** (appstreamcli:12092): CRITICAL **: Error while moving old database out of the way.

AppStream cache update failed.

...

All packages are up to date.

C. Environment :

Windows 10 Pro, 64 Bit + Ubuntu



$ uname -an

Linux Arthur 4.4.0-17134-Microsoft #345-Microsoft Wed Sep 19 17:47:00 PST 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

answered Nov 23 at 10:42

ArthurKing

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A. My case is solved with the command below :

$ sudo touch /var/cache/app-info/xapian/default

B. The error is as follows :

$ sudo apt update

...

** (appstreamcli:12092): CRITICAL **: Error while moving old database out of the way.

AppStream cache update failed.

...

All packages are up to date.

C. Environment :

Windows 10 Pro, 64 Bit + Ubuntu



$ uname -an

Linux Arthur 4.4.0-17134-Microsoft #345-Microsoft Wed Sep 19 17:47:00 PST 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

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answered Nov 23 at 10:42

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