error message in synaptic: Couldn't stat source package list ...

[sweeney]

On intially opening up Synaptic package manager, i am greeted with the following message:

W: Couldn't stat source package list http://archive.ubuntu.com breezy/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list http://archive.ubuntu.com breezy/restricted Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_breezy_restricted_ binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)

I have searched the forums etc but cant find a solution. Can anyone explain why I might be getting this message and point me in the right direction to fix it and understand why it is being generated?

thanks

[ajgreeny]

Have you updated using the reload icon top left of synaptic window? If not give that a try.

[sweeney]

Hmmmm. Things seem to be working ok now, i scucessfully updated. However I dont understand the original problem and how it was fixed!

Any ideas?

Thanks