Comment 93 for bug 346386

Thank you, appreciated.

On 6 September 2012 20:36, Launchpad Bug Tracker
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> This bug was fixed in the package apt - 0.9.7.5ubuntu2
>
> ---------------
> apt (0.9.7.5ubuntu2) quantal; urgency=low
>
> Merged from lp:~donkult/apt/experimental:
>
> [ David Kalnischkies ]
> * apt-pkg/contrib/strutl.cc:
> - support \n and \r\n line endings in ReadMessages
>
> [ Michael Vogt ]
> * lp:~mvo/apt/webserver-simulate-broken-with-fix346386:
> - merge fix for LP: #346386
>
>
> Merged from http://bzr.debian.org/bzr/apt/apt/debian-sid:
>
> [ David Kalnischkies ]
> * apt-pkg/cdrom.cc:
> - copy only configured translation files from a CD-ROM and not all
> available translation files preventing new installs with d-i from
> being initialized with all translations (Closes: #678227)
> - handle Components in the reduction for the source.list as multi-arch
> CDs
> otherwise create duplicated source entries (e.g. "wheezy main main")
> * apt-pkg/packagemanager.cc:
> - unpack versions only in case a different version from the package
> is currently in unpack state to recover from broken system states
> (like different file in M-A:same package and other dpkg errors)
> and avoid re-unpack otherwise (Closes: #670900)
> * debian/control:
> - let libapt-pkg break apt < 0.9.4 to ensure that the installed http-
> method supports the new redirection-style, thanks to Raphael Geissert
> for reporting & testing (Closes: #685192)
> * doc/apt_preferences.5.xml:
> - use the correct interval (x <= P < y) for pin value documentation as
> these are the intervals used by the code (Closes: #685989)
> * apt-pkg/indexcopy.cc:
> - do not create duplicated flat-archive CD-ROM sources for foreign
> architectures on multi-arch CD-ROMs
> - do not warn about files which have a record in the Release file, but
> are not present on the CD to mirror the behavior of the other methods
> and to allow uncompressed indexes to be dropped without scaring users
> -- Michael Vogt <email address hidden> Tue, 04 Sep 2012 15:42:09
> +0200
>
> ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
> Status: Triaged => Fix Released
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346386
>
> Title:
> [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with "Encountered a
> section with no Package: header"
>
> Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
> Fix Released
> Status in “apt” source package in Natty:
> Fix Released
> Status in “apt” package in Debian:
> Fix Released
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: adept-updater
>
> Pertinent data printed when attempting to run Updater as follows:
>
> 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_intrepid_universe_binary-amd64_Packages, E:The
> package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.'
>
> WORKAROUND:
> Remove problematic files from /var/lib/apt/lists/ and rerun apt-get
> update.
>
> In the event that one is connected to a network with a proxy server
> that returns html pages (like a web page requesting you to login) and
> not package list files. Those html files will get downloaded to
> /var/lib/apt/lists/ and prevent someone from using a package manager
> until the problem html pages are removed.
>
> TEST CASE:
> 1) Ensure /etc/apt/sources.list points to archive.ubuntu.com
> 2) Setup proxy server to block access to archive.ubuntu.com and return
> something like http://people.canonical.com/~brian/tmp/not-packages.html
> 3) Execute 'sudo apt-get update' in a terminal
> 4) Observe the following:
> 'E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
> E: Problem with MergeList
> /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_natty_main_binary-amd64_Packages
> E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.'
> 5) Try 'apt-cache policy apt' and be sad that it doesn't work
> 6) run 'sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/*Packages' to clear the error.
>
> With the proposed package installed repeat steps 1 to 3.
> 4) Observe the following:
> ''Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric InRelease [189 B]
> Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric InRelease
> E: GPG error: http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric InRelease: The
> following signatures were invalid: NODATA 1 NODATA 2'
> 5) Try 'apt-cache policy apt' and be happy that it works
>
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