update-manager - Could not initialize the package information

[richard]

Hello,

I am using ubuntu 12.04 LTS.

When I try to launch the update manager, I get the following message:

Could not initialize the package information

An unresolvable problem occurred while initializing the package information.

Please report this bug against the 'update-manager' package and include the following error message:

'E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-security_restricted_binary-amd64_Packages, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.'

Any thoughts?

Thanks,

Richard

[Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot (crichton)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Reviewing your bug report it seems that you are experiencing bug 346386. This issue happens when you have tried to update your package information when you are a network that didn't return the right files. This issue can be cleaned up by using the following commands in a terminal:

1.) sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/*
2.) sudo apt-get update

Thanks and good luck!

[This is an automated message. I apologize if it reached you inappropriately; please reopen the bug task if it was incorrect.]

[richard (richard-3141)]

Thanks very much for your help !

Detail: I had to do sudo rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* to remove the partial directory.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Broly3193 (baranitharan111)]

hello

I am using ubuntu 12.04 LTS.

When I try to launch the update manager, I get the following message:

Could not initialize the package information

An unresolvable problem occurred while initializing the package information.

Please report this bug against the 'update-manager' package and include the following error message:

'E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-security_restricted_binary-amd64_Packages, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.'

Any thoughts?

Thanks,

[Broly3193 (baranitharan111)]

hello,
i am using ubuntu12.04 LTS,
when i try to lanuch the update manger i get the following message:
Could not initialize the package information

An unresolvable problem occurred while initializing the package information.

Please report this bug against the 'update-manager' package and include the following error message:
'E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/lk.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-backports_main_binary-amd64_Packages, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.'
any thouught?
thank you