title: List directory /var/lib/apt/lists/partial is missing. - Acquire (20: Not a directory)
body: <p>When I executed <code>sudo apt update</code> I'm getting</p>
  
  <pre><code>Reading package lists... Done
  E: List directory /var/lib/apt/lists/partial is missing. - Acquire (20: Not a directory)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Also, I was getting a status error which I solved using</p>
  
  <pre><code>sudo cp /var/lib/dpkg/status-old /var/lib/dpkg/status
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I tried  <code>sudo mkdir /var/lib/apt/lists/partial</code> as suggested in few other threads</p>
  
  <pre><code>mkdir: cannot create directory ‘/var/lib/apt/lists/partial’: Not a directory
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Even I tried <code>sudo mkdir /var/lib/apt/lists/</code></p>
  
  <p>Any other solution?</p>