getting an error while updating the Linux Lite 3.4

[Gaurishankar]

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Install Updates Error log
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Install Updates could not fetch the package cache information lists.
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============ Log ===========

Hit:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/nemh/systemback/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:2 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease
Hit:3 http://ftp.cc.uoc.gr/mirrors/linux/linuxlite citrine InRelease
Hit:4 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:5 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:6 http://ppa.launchpad.net/otto-kesselgulasch/gimp/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:7 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease
Hit:8 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-wine/ppa/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:9 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease
flAbsPath on /var/lib/dpkg/status failed - realpath (2: No such file or directory)
Could not open file  - open (2: No such file or directory)
Problem opening
The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
Can't call method "policy" on an undefined value at /usr/bin/apt-show-versions line 56.
Reading package lists...
E: Problem executing scripts APT::Update:ost-Invoke-Success 'test -x /usr/bin/apt-show-versions || exit 0 ; apt-show-versions -i'
E: Sub-process returned an error code
E: flAbsPath on /var/lib/dpkg/status failed - realpath (2: No such file or directory)
E: Could not open file  - open (2: No such file or directory)
E: Problem opening
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.