could not initalize the package information (ubuntu 9.04) E:Problem with MergeList /var/lib/dpkg/status, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
Bug #500631 reported by
friderieke
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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| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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| update-manager (Ubuntu) |
Incomplete
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Undecided
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Bug Description
Binary package hint: update-manager
'E:Problem parsing dependency Suggests, E:Error occurred while processing librpc-xml-perl (NewVersion1), E:Problem with MergeList /var/lib/
got the problem nbot only when upadatin ubuntu 9.04 but also everytime when I try to install new software. It is indicated as "unresolvable problem"
| summary: |
- could not initalize the package information (ubuntu 9.04) + could not initalize the package information (ubuntu 9.04) E:Problem with + MergeList /var/lib/dpkg/status, E:The package lists or status file could + not be parsed or opened. |
Revision history for this message
| RedSingularity (redsingularity) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in update-manager (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Incomplete |
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Cleaning up. Is this still an issue in the most current stable release?
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