I have changed the title of the bug to the exact error message that is shown.
Steps to reproduce not always reproducible, but frequent enough to be annoying about once a day ~1/3 of refreshes... - launch synaptic - click the refresh button - files are downloaded - then a popup window appears: """ An error occurred The following details are provided: E: The package cache file is corrupted E: _cache->open() failed, please report. """ That error window could tell us exactly which file is corrupted, so we can attach it to bug reports... The popup window only has a close button which closes synaptic when clicked... ubuntu jaunty x86-64 ** Changed in: gnome-utils (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- The package cache file is corrupted https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/349523 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs