how I can fix "AppStream cache update completed, but some metadata was ignored due to errors."?"
I executed apt update as root, but I received this error message:
AppStream cache update completed, but some metadata was ignored due to errors. I have found this link that offer a solution editing this config file: /usr/share/app-info/xmls/org.freedesktop.fwupd.xml. But I have opened this and I found that I have the same code as solution.My config file
Can I update my packages with this issue? EDIT: Full log from shell:
Des:1 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease [102 kB]
Obj:2 http://es.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Des:3 http://es.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease [102 kB]
Des:4 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/main amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [67,0 kB]
Des:5 http://es.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease [102 kB]
Des:6 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/main DEP-11 64x64 Icons [38,3 kB]
Des:7 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/universe amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [19,4 kB]
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Solution 1:
The bug has been fixed in appstream package version 0.10.1, but the version that gets installed in Ubuntu 16.04 is 0.9.4 by default. Ubuntu 16.10 automatically receives the update as it's provided in its standard repositories.
The updated package version with the bugfix for Ubuntu 16.04 however is only provided through the xenial-backports repository, which has a lower priority than the others. This means it won't upgrade to this version unless you manually specify it.
To enable the xenial-backports repository in first place, follow How do I enable the "backports" repository? (but only enable the repository, you don't need to modify the repo priority).
After that, upgrade to the version from xenial-backports by typing:
sudo apt install appstream/xenial-backports
Now your appstream package should be upgraded to version 0.10.1.
$ appstreamcli --version
AppStream CLI tool version: 0.10.1
Now force refreshing the cache data, you should no longer see any warning:
$ sudo appstreamcli refresh --force
AppStream cache update completed successfully.
Solution 2:
See here, fix currently in progress - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/appstream/+bug/1644498
Solution 3:
The bugs has been fixed per 1 December, in order to get rid the bugs, you have to enable proposed repository under developer options on Software & Updates.
- Open dash then type "Software & Updates".
- Navigate to "Developer Options" tab.
- Enable "Pre-release updates (xenial-proposed)" checkbox.
- Changing repository setting required admin password, fill it on pop up.
- Close the window then, click Reload to apply changed source (Equivalent to
apt-get update). - Open terminal then try
sudo apt-get updatecommand.