ubuntu software center crashes when lauched, impossible to fiind the source package

[ferdinando]

There are several errors apparently related to source packages.
The message is:
'E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/it.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise_restricted_i18n_Translation-en, E:L'elenco dei pacchetti o il file di stato non può essere letto o aperto.'

In addition I cannot launch some application (e.g. dropbox).

I tried an apt-get through the terminal (as suggested by a permanent message of error in the toolbar) trying to verify unresolved dependences among the packages, but it doesn't seem possible to verify or to download any packages.

[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.]

[ferdinando (ferdiadorno)]

Hi,
first thanks for your kind reply. Unfortunately the suggested solution is
not working. I'm gonna sharing the screen capture of what happened after I
put 1) and 2) in the command line.
Waiting for your kind reply.
Regards

Ferdinando Adorno
Architect Phd Candidate
University of Florence
DICeA - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Via S. Marta, 3 - 50139 Florence
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On 11 June 2014 14:25, Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot <
<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 is an automated message. I apologize if it reached you
> inappropriately; please reopen the bug task if it was incorrect.]
>
> ** 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"
>
> ** Tags added: bot-comment
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1328815
>
> Title:
> ubuntu software center crashes when lauched, impossible to fiind the
> source package
>
> Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> There are several errors apparently related to source packages.
> The message is:
> 'E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with
> MergeList
> /var/lib/apt/lists/it.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise_restricted_i18n_Translation-en,
> E:L'elenco dei pacchetti o il file di stato non può essere letto o aperto.'
>
> In addition I cannot launch some application (e.g. dropbox).
>
> I tried an apt-get through the terminal (as suggested by a permanent
> message of error in the toolbar) trying to verify unresolved
> dependences among the packages, but it doesn't seem possible to verify
> or to download any packages.
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/1328815/+subscriptions
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