package manager error, cant update system
Bug #1181658 reported by
Sasha Mrkailo
This bug report is a duplicate of:
Bug #346386: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with "Encountered a section with no Package: header".
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update-manager (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
This is what I get when trying to update Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
'E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with MergeList /var/lib/
What I expected to happen is my system to upgrade as ussually, instead I see red sign in the tool bar on top of my screen.
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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!
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