update-manager broken

Bug #1329576 reported by rajo
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Bug Description

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/ca.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise_multiverse_binary-i386_Packages, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.'

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Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot (crichton) wrote :

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.]

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Jean Rajotte (jean-rajotte) wrote : Re: [Bug 1329576] Re: update-manager broken

thx. seems to have done it.
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Jean Rajotte
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On 13 June 2014 00:25, 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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> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1329576
>
> Title:
> update-manager broken
>
> Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> 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/ca.archive.ubuntu
> .com_ubuntu_dists_precise_multiverse_binary-i386_Packages, E:The
> package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.'
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/1329576/+subscriptions

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