Running update50 results in error 'The method driver /usr/lib/apt/methods/https could not be found'

Question

So when running the command update50 to update the CS50 IDE, the console returns:

DO NOT CLOSE THIS WINDOW OR PUT YOUR COMPUTER TO SLEEP <3




Update50 - Fri, 14 Jul 2017 15:56:06 +0000
Adding external repos...
Updating sources...
Get:1 http://mirror.cs50.net  InRelease [2068 B]
Ign http://us-central1.gce.clouds.archive.ubuntu.com trusty InRelease
Get:2 http://security.ubuntu.com trusty-security InRelease [65.9 kB]
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty InRelease
Ign http://downloads-distro.mongodb.org dist InRelease
E: The method driver /usr/lib/apt/methods/https could not be found.
Something went wrong! The output has been logged in /home/ubuntu/lib/ide50.log

I've had no issues running update50 in the past, but do no have permission to open the output log that is mentioned. How can I get update50 to work?

Answer 1

So after some trials and tribulation, I simply closed out the tab and reloaded. Perhaps the CS50 staff caught the issue? At any rate update50 works now. If you had the same issue I did I recommend just closing the tab/browser and reopening cs50.io.