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Error while running `sudo apt-get autoclean`

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When I run command sudo apt-get autoclean I get error message as follows:

$ sudo apt-get autoclean

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree       

Reading state information... Done

E: Unable to read /var/cache/apt/archives/partial/ - opendir (2: No such file or directory)

What is this error? How can I solve this?

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answered 1 Year ago dicatandyca · Accepted Answer

The error
E: Unable to read /var/cache/apt/archives/partial/ - opendir (2: No such file or directory) clearly says "No such file or directory".

So, Try to create the directory, just press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open Terminal. When it opens, run the command(s) below:

sudo mkdir -p /var/cache/apt/archives/partial