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update-manager package

Ubuntu 11.04 : Could not initialize the package information

Bug #804432 reported by Ashwin Saval
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Bug Description

The following error crops up on my Gnome Desktop(Classic ubuntu) on the Top gnome panel for the update manager:

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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_binary-i386_Packages, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.'
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This, after setting update manager to check for updates everyday.

Searched similar bugs but this is unique because it is the "us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_natty_main_binary-i386_Packages" and for Ubuntu 11.04 specifically.

Cannot update new packages anymore. Security updates also not available anymore.

Ashwin Saval (ashwinsaval)
visibility: private → public
Revision history for this message
RedSingularity (redsingularity) wrote :

Duplicate of bug 346386. Marking.
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Changed in update-manager (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
security vulnerability: yes → no
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