E: could not open lock file /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (2 no such file or directory) E: unable to lock the list directory
/var/lib/apt/lists

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mkdir -p /var/lib/apt/lists/partial
chmod 755 /var/lib/apt/lists && chmod 755 /var/lib/apt/lists/partial
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mkdir -p /var/lib/apt/lists/partial
chmod 755 /var/lib/apt/lists && chmod 755 /var/lib/apt/lists/partial

/home/user # apt-get update E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (5 Input/output error) E: Unable to lock the lists directory