update-manager

[priscilla baldussu]

'E:Encountered a section with no package: header, E:Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-security_universe_i18n_Translation-en, E:L'elenco dei pacchetti o file di stato non può essere letto o aperto.'

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS version

[Sami Jaktholm (sjakthol)]

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!

[priscilla baldussu (priscilla91)]

Ok thanks a lot, the problem has been solved

> Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2012 12:43:21 +0000
> From: <email address hidden>
> To: <email address hidden>
> Subject: [Bug 1080600] Re: update-manager
>
> *** This bug is a duplicate of bug 346386 ***
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346386
>
> 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 bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 346386
> [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with "Encountered a section with no Package: header"
>
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> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1080600
>
> Title:
> update-manager
>
> Status in “ubuntu-docs” package in Ubuntu:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> 'E:Encountered a section with no package: header, E:Problem with
> MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-
> security_universe_i18n_Translation-en, E:L'elenco dei pacchetti o file
> di stato non può essere letto o aperto.'
>
> Ubuntu 12.04 LTS version
>
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