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How to fix E: The method driver /usr/lib/apt...

Posted on July 1, 2015

I can’t run command apt-get update I receive the following error E: The method driver /usr/lib/apt/methods/https could not be found. N: Is the package apt-transport-https installed? Please help me? Thanks



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There are a few possible issues that can cause this issue. The most likely solution would be to run:

sudo apt-get install apt-transport-https

You can find more details and possible causes for this issue here.

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