Can't update ubuntu 11.04

[James Gamble]

Can't update. received this error:
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/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_natty_main_i18n_Translation-en, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.'

[Eliah Kagan (degeneracypressure)]

This is a question (i.e., a request for technical support) rather than a bug report. Ordinarily, I would convert it to a question (which would automatically mark it Invalid), but it was also simultaneously asked as a question (https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+question/163038), so I am marking it Invalid manually. Users who wish to report bugs that appear similar to this should *not* reopen this bug report, but should instead create new bug reports.

Given that the error message contained instructions to file a bug report, it is quite understandable that one was filed. Given the information that was available to the original reporter, it made sense to file this bug report. However, since following a version of the standard troubleshooting procedure (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PackageManagerTroubleshootingProcedure) eliminated the problem, this should not be considered a bug unless other evidence that the problem happened due to a bug can be presented.