update-manager package won't complete

[bbneo]

'E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-security_main_i18n_Translation-en, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.'

[bbneo (brad-banko)]

When I try to use apt-get from the command line, I get:

brad@brad-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get check
Reading package lists... Error!
E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-security_main_i18n_Translation-en
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
brad@brad-desktop:~$
brad@brad-desktop:~$
brad@brad-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get build-dep
Reading package lists... Error!
E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-security_main_i18n_Translation-en
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
brad@brad-desktop:~$ man apt-get
brad@brad-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get autoclean
Reading package lists... Error!
E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-security_main_i18n_Translation-en
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
brad@brad-desktop:~$
brad@brad-desktop:~$
brad@brad-desktop:~$
brad@brad-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Error!
E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-security_main_i18n_Translation-en
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

[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!

[bbneo (brad-banko)]

Thank you very much!

Happy Holidays!

Brad Banko

On Saturday, December 15, 2012, sampo555 <email address hidden> wrote:

> *** 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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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1089852
>
> Title:
> update-manager package won't complete
>
> Status in “update-manager” 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_main_i18n_Translation-en, E:The package lists or status file
> could not be parsed or opened.'
>
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