My update manager crashes on clicking giving this error report 'E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/in.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_natty_main_i18n_Translation-en, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.'
Bug #832976 reported by
chirag verma
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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Bug Description
'E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with MergeList /var/lib/
This is the error message and i cannot update any softare
| Changed in update-manager (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
Revision history for this message
| Walter Garcia-Fontes (walter-garcia) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in update-manager (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Confirmed → Incomplete |
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