update manager will not start

[Joe Turney]

ubuntu software acenter fails to start. Ubuntu update manager fails also, sodu (sp) get update fails also too

[Daniel Hartwig (wigs)]

Provide error message which prevents:

$ sudo apt-get clean
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install -f

[Joe Turney (rockingwj)]

Tried Daniel's help and here are the results:
rockingwj@rockingwj-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get clean
[sudo] password for rockingwj:
rockingwj@rockingwj-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get update
Ign http://dl.google.com stable InRelease
Get:1 http://dl.google.com stable Release.gpg [198 B]
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise InRelease
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security InRelease
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates InRelease
Get:2 http://dl.google.com stable Release
Ign http://archive.canonical.com precise InRelease
Get:3 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise Release.gpg [198 B]
Get:4 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security Release.gpg [198 B]
Get:5 http://dl.google.com stable/main i386 Packages [464 B]
Get:6 http://archive.canonical.com precise Release.gpg [198 B]
Ign http://dl.google.com stable/main TranslationIndex
Get:7 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security Release [49.6 kB]
Hit http://archive.canonical.com precise Release
Ign http://archive.canonical.com precise Release
Ign http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner i386 Packages/DiffIndex
Get:8 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates Release.gpg [198 B]
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise Release
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise Release
Ign http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner TranslationIndex
Get:9 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates Release [49.6 kB]
Hit http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner i386 Packages
Get:10 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main Sources [44.4 kB]
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main Sources/DiffIndex
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted Sources/DiffIndex
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe Sources/DiffIndex
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse Sources/DiffIndex
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main i386 Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted i386 Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe i386 Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse i386 Packages/DiffIndex
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main TranslationIndex
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse TranslationIndex
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted TranslationIndex
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe TranslationIndex
Get:11 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main Sources [168 kB]
Get:12 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted Sources [1,950 B]
Get:13 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe Sources [13.5 kB]
Ign http://dl.google.com stable/main Translation-en_US ...

[Daniel Hartwig (wigs)]

> Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe i386 Packages
> […]
> W: GPG error: http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise Release: The following signatures were invalid: BADSIG 40976EAF437D05B5 Ubuntu Archive Automatic Signing Key <email address hidden>
> E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
> E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise_universe_binary-i386_Packages

Please try again after:

$ sudo rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*

Is anything particular about your network connection (public wifi hotspot, behind proxy, etc.)?

[Joe Turney (rockingwj)]

you da man!, problem is fixed!

running a wirless network out in the boondocks

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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