Fix “Archive directory /var/cache/apt/archives/partial is missing” error
After deleting some .debs from /var/cache/apt, there was an alert displayed in my Ubuntu system tray. When I tried to install anything via apt-get or run a system upgrade, I was annoyed with this message: “Archive directory /var/cache/apt/archives/partial is missing”. Searching through Google I came to know this solution and it worked for me. You have to follow these steps:
To fix this error make sure you recreate the archives folder as well as the partial folder. open a console window and type
1. cd /var/cache/apt
2. Type ls check to make sure archives folder is displayed in case you dont see the archives folder create the folder
sudo mkdir archives if you already have the archives folder then skip this step.
3. type cd archives , create the partial folder by typing sudo mkdir partial
4. type sudo apt-get autoclean to make sure apt is working properly.
Thats it you should now be able to get apt to work properly.
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