'E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/in.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise_main_i18n_Translation-en, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.'

[sudhir gaikwad]

'E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/in.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise_main_i18n_Translation-en, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.'

[Dr. Kamlesh Patel (bhartikamlesh)]

E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise_main_i18n_Translation-en, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

It is affected me also, any solution?

[Dr. Kamlesh Patel (bhartikamlesh)]

It also block automatic bug reporting

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Dan Keshet (dkesh)]

This happened to me, and it was because the file /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise_main_i18n_Translation-en had been created while I was on a public wifi that redirected all HTTP traffic to their authentication page. I deleted the offending file, ran apt-get update, and everything worked swimmingly.

[ryan brink (r-brink77)]

how did u delete tht file dan