Dtyjlui

When i try to install something, i m getting below warning:

dpkg: error: reading package info file '/var/lib/dpkg/updates/0228': Is a directory

I searched some in the forum(for example-->dpkg: error: reading package info file /usr/local/var/lib/dpkg/status) and tried the steps which are given based on the issues that are similar to me. But nothing helped to solve this issue. Can anyone help me on this problem?

Note: Im using Ubuntu 16.04.5 LTS

Log Snippets:

ubuntu@ubuntu:/var/lib/dpkg/updates$ rmdir /0228

rmdir: failed to remove '/0228': No such file or directory

ubuntu@ubuntu:/var/lib/dpkg/updates$ sudo dpkg --configure -a

dpkg: error: reading package info file '/var/lib/dpkg/updates/0228': Is a directory

ubuntu@ubuntu:/var/lib/dpkg/updates$ sudo apt-get -f install

E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem. 

ubuntu@ubuntu:/var/lib/dpkg/updates$ sudo apt-get --fix-missing install

E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem. 

ubuntu@ubuntu:/var/lib/dpkg/updates$ sudo apt-get clean

ubuntu@ubuntu:/var/lib/dpkg/updates$ sudo apt-get update

Ign:1 cdrom://Ubuntu 16.04.5 LTS _Xenial Xerus_ - Release amd64 (20180731) xenial InRelease

Hit:2 cdrom://Ubuntu 16.04.5 LTS _Xenial Xerus_ - Release amd64 (20180731) xenial Release

Ign:4 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable InRelease

Hit:5 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease               

Hit:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease                                             

Hit:7 http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb stable Release                                          

Hit:8 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease                                    

Hit:9 http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/java/ubuntu xenial InRelease                            



** (appstreamcli:9579): CRITICAL **: Error while moving old database out of the way.

AppStream cache update failed.

Reading package lists... Done

ubuntu@ubuntu:/var/lib/dpkg/updates$ sudo apt-get upgrade

E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem. 

ubuntu@ubuntu:/var/lib/dpkg/updates$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem. 

ubuntu@ubuntu:/var/lib/dpkg/updates$ sudo apt-get clean

ubuntu@ubuntu:/var/lib/dpkg/updates$ sudo apt-get autoremove

E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem. 

ubuntu@ubuntu:/var/lib/dpkg/updates$ sudo dpkg --configure -a

dpkg: error: reading package info file '/var/lib/dpkg/updates/0228': Is a directory

Try to remove problematic objects

sudo rm -rf /var/lib/dpkg/updates/0228

and then continue the upgrade process

sudo dpkg --configure -a

sudo apt-get install -f

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

If AppStream error persists, then follow solutions in this Q&A.

Some notes on your commands:

1. The command rmdir /0228 - is wrong. First / means addressing from root, so this path is not existent.