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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.

update-manager

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edited Nov 23 '18 at 11:16

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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 :(
  
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  Thanks for your help, but I didn't do the trick. I'll keep trying..
  
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  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 '18 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

share|improve this question

edited Nov 23 '18 at 11:16

Soren A

3,4681924

asked Mar 29 '18 at 23:05

user3565884user3565884

163

• 
  
  
  

  
  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 '18 at 23:55
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thanks for your help, but I didn't do the trick. I'll keep trying..
  
  – user3565884
  Mar 30 '18 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 '18 at 0:35
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

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

share|improve this question

edited Nov 23 '18 at 11:16

Soren A

3,4681924

asked Mar 29 '18 at 23:05

user3565884user3565884

163

** (appstreamcli:9437): CRITICAL **: Error while moving old database out of the way.

AppStream cache update failed. 

share|improve this question

edited Nov 23 '18 at 11:16

Soren A

3,4681924

asked Mar 29 '18 at 23:05

user3565884user3565884

163

share|improve this question

edited Nov 23 '18 at 11:16

Soren A

3,4681924

asked Mar 29 '18 at 23:05

user3565884user3565884

163

edited Nov 23 '18 at 11:16

Soren A

3,4681924

edited Nov 23 '18 at 11:16

Soren A

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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

edited 20 mins ago

reeeky2001

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answered May 3 '18 at 13:19

Carlos MolinaCarlos Molina

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  Hi Carlos, can you link to the bug report in your answer?
  
  – Hee Jin
  May 3 '18 at 15:06
  

  
  
  
  


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  Here's the bug report from 2016: bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/appstream/+bug/1601971
  
  – reeeky2001
  6 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

0

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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4

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

edited 20 mins ago

reeeky2001

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answered May 3 '18 at 13:19

Carlos MolinaCarlos Molina

413

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Hi Carlos, can you link to the bug report in your answer?
  
  – Hee Jin
  May 3 '18 at 15:06
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Here's the bug report from 2016: bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/appstream/+bug/1601971
  
  – reeeky2001
  6 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

4

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

edited 20 mins ago

reeeky2001

1031

answered May 3 '18 at 13:19

Carlos MolinaCarlos Molina

413

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Hi Carlos, can you link to the bug report in your answer?
  
  – Hee Jin
  May 3 '18 at 15:06
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Here's the bug report from 2016: bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/appstream/+bug/1601971
  
  – reeeky2001
  6 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

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

edited 20 mins ago

reeeky2001

1031

answered May 3 '18 at 13:19

Carlos MolinaCarlos Molina

413

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

share|improve this answer

edited 20 mins ago

reeeky2001

1031

answered May 3 '18 at 13:19

Carlos MolinaCarlos Molina

413

edited 20 mins ago

reeeky2001

1031

edited 20 mins ago

reeeky2001

1031

answered May 3 '18 at 13:19

Carlos MolinaCarlos Molina

413

answered May 3 '18 at 13:19

Carlos MolinaCarlos Molina

413

0

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

share|improve this answer

answered Nov 23 '18 at 10:42

ArthurKingArthurKing

1

add a comment | 

0

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

share|improve this answer

answered Nov 23 '18 at 10:42

ArthurKingArthurKing

1

add a comment | 

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

share|improve this answer

answered Nov 23 '18 at 10:42

ArthurKingArthurKing

1

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

$ 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.

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

share|improve this answer

answered Nov 23 '18 at 10:42

ArthurKingArthurKing

1

answered Nov 23 '18 at 10:42

ArthurKingArthurKing

1

answered Nov 23 '18 at 10:42

ArthurKingArthurKing

1