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apt-get has broken for me. I tried to re-install it from a .deb, without any luck. I also tried installing aptitude from a .deb. The text below is what I see when running apt-get update. Before trying to install from .deb I saw the 'Bus error' message when running as normal user and sudo, instead of different errors. I'm hoping I can fix this without having to re-install Kubuntu, because the setup afterwards would be my whole day, but that's my next step if no one here knows what to do. I'm running Kubuntu version 16.04.2.

prompt:~$ apt-get update
W: chmod 0700 of directory /var/lib/apt/lists/partial failed - SetupAPTPartialDirectory (1: Operation not permitted)
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (13: Permission denied)
E: Unable to lock directory /var/lib/apt/lists/
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13: Permission denied)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), are you root?
prompt:~$ sudo !!
sudo apt-get update
Bus error (core dumped)
thekthuser
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Bus error can also mean faulty hardware. Be sure to run memtest. Especially if reinstall doesn't work. And if reinstall does work, check your filesystem and underlying device.

ptman
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Just delete the two lock files. Use: 

rm /var/lib/apt/lists/lock

and

rm /var/lib/dpkg/lock

Now run apt again and it will work.

Michael Hampton
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