Thanks for your report. The relevant error message is: E: Failed to create IPC pipe to subprocess - pipe (24: Too many open files)
Please tweak your os and increase the file limit. I'm closing this report because it is not a bug with Ubuntu. Thanks and don't hesitate to submit any new bug. ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Assignee: Michael Vogt (mvo) => (unassigned) -- Synaptic and apt-get can't update the system https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/522040 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs