synaptic fails
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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apt (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: ubuntu-docs
Ubuntu9.10 with updates
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When I tried to install a debian package with GDebi the foll message was displayed
Software index is broken
This is a major failure of your software management system. Please check for broken packages with synaptic, check the file permissions and correctness of the file '/etc/apt/
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When I open synaptic
E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
E: _cache->open() failed, please report.
affects: | ubuntu-docs (Ubuntu) → ubuntu |
Can you post your /etc/apt/ sources. list?