Comment 2 for bug 405097

> Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 03:50:54 +0000
> From: <email address hidden>
> To: <email address hidden>
> Subject: [Bug 405097] Re: i get an error message when trying to use any of these applications
>
> Could you please open up a terminal and run "sudo apt-get update" and
> give us the output. If this produces no errors, then proceed to "sudo
> apt-get dist-upgrade".
>
> --
> i get an error message when trying to use any of these applications
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/405097
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> Status in “synaptic” package in Ubuntu: New
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: synaptic
>
> when trying to update i get the following error message: 'E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/jm.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_jaunty-updates_main_binary-i386_Packages, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.'

here is a copy of the result from the terminal: Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 8.10 _Intrepid Ibex_ - Release i386 (20081029.5) intrepid/main Translation-en_US
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 8.10 _Intrepid Ibex_ - Release i386 (20081029.5) intrepid/restricted Translation-en_US
Get:1 http://jm.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty Release.gpg [189B]
Ign http://jm.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Translation-en_US
Get:2 http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security Release.gpg [189B]
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://jm.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://jm.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://jm.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/multiverse Translation-en_US
Get:3 http://jm.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates Release.gpg [189B]
Ign http://jm.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://jm.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://jm.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://jm.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/multiverse Translation-en_US
Get:4 http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security Release [49.6kB]
Get:5 http://jm.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty Release [74.6kB]
Get:6 http://jm.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates Release [49.6kB]
Hit http://jm.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Packages
Hit http://jm.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/restricted Packages
Hit http://jm.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Sources
Hit http://jm.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/restricted Sources
Hit http://jm.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/universe Packages
Hit http://jm.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/universe Sources
Hit http://jm.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/multiverse Packages
Hit http://jm.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/multiverse Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/main Packages
Hit http://jm.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/main Packages
Hit http://jm.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/restricted Packages
Hit http://jm.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/main Sources
Hit http://jm.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/restricted Sources
Hit http://jm.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/universe Packages
Hit http://jm.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/universe Sources
Hit http://jm.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/multiverse Packages
Hit http://jm.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty-updates/multiverse Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/restricted Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/main Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/restricted Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/universe Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/universe Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/multiverse Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com jaunty-security/multiverse Sources
Fetched 174kB in 2s (60.7kB/s)
Reading package lists... Error!
E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/jm.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_jaunty-updates_main_binary-i386_Packages
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

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