I don't see anything obviously wrong with your sources.list. Can you try
to run sudo dpkg --clear-avail in a terminal, and then run sudo apt-get
update, and then try installing packages? See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal if you need help with
the terminal.
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Incomplete
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/sources.list' and reload the software information with: 'sudo apt-get update' and 'sudo apt-get install -f'.
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When I open synaptic
E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/in.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_karmic_main_binary-i386_Packages
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
E: _cache->open() failed, please report.
I could do 2 steps as advised in terminal and the output was:
deimos@samsun:~$ sudo dpkg --clear-avail in.archive. ubuntu. com karmic Release.gpg in.archive. ubuntu. com karmic/main Translation-en_IN in.archive. ubuntu. com karmic/restricted Translation-en_IN in.archive. ubuntu. com karmic/universe Translation-en_IN in.archive. ubuntu. com karmic/multiverse Translation-en_IN in.archive. ubuntu. com karmic-updates Release.gpg in.archive. ubuntu. com karmic-updates/main Translation-en_IN in.archive. ubuntu. com karmic- updates/ restricted Translation-en_IN in.archive. ubuntu. com karmic- updates/ universe Translation-en_IN in.archive. ubuntu. com karmic- updates/ multiverse Translation-en_IN in.archive. ubuntu. com karmic Release in.archive. ubuntu. com karmic-updates Release security. ubuntu. com karmic-security Release.gpg security. ubuntu. com karmic- security/ main Translation-en_IN in.archive. ubuntu. com karmic/main Packages in.archive. ubuntu. com karmic/restricted Packages in.archive. ubuntu. com karmic/main Sources in.archive. ubuntu. com karmic/restricted Sources in.archive. ubuntu. com karmic/universe Packages in.archive. ubuntu. com karmic/universe Sources security. ubuntu. com karmic- security/ restricted Translation-en_IN security. ubuntu. com karmic- security/ universe Translation-en_IN security. ubuntu. com karmic- security/ multiverse Translation-en_IN security. ubuntu. com karmic-security Release in.archive. ubuntu. com karmic/multiverse Packages in.archive. ubuntu. com karmic/multiverse Sources in.archive. ubuntu. com karmic-updates/main Packages in.archive. ubuntu. com karmic- updates/ restricted Packages in.archive. ubuntu. com karmic-updates/main Sources in.archive. ubuntu. com karmic- updates/ restricted Sources in.archive. ubuntu. com karmic- updates/ universe Packages in.archive. ubuntu. com karmic- updates/ universe Sources in.archive. ubuntu. com karmic- updates/ multiverse Packages in.archive. ubuntu. com karmic- updates/ multiverse Sources security. ubuntu. com karmic- security/ main Packages security. ubuntu. com karmic- security/ restricted Packages security. ubuntu. com karmic- security/ main Sources security. ubuntu. com karmic- security/ restricted Sources security. ubuntu. com karmic- security/ universe Packages security. ubuntu. com karmic- security/ universe Sources security. ubuntu. com karmic- security/ multiverse Packages security. ubuntu. com karmic- security/ multiverse Sources apt/lists/ in.archive. ubuntu. com_ubuntu_ dists_karmic_ main_binary- i386_Packages
[sudo] password for deimos:
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Reading package lists... Error!
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.
deimos@samsun:~$
I wonder if this is helpful. Regards.
--- On Fri, 26/3/10, Gabe Gorelick <email address hidden> wrote:
From: Gabe Gorelick <email address hidden>
Subject: [Bug 546767] Re: synaptic fails
To: <email address hidden>
Date: Friday, 26 March, 2010, 10:12 PM
I don't see anything obviously wrong with your sources.list. Can you try /help.ubuntu. com/community/ UsingTheTermina l if you need help with
to run sudo dpkg --clear-avail in a terminal, and then run sudo apt-get
update, and then try installing packages? See
https:/
the terminal.
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Incomplete
-- /bugs.launchpad .net/bugs/ 546767
synaptic fails
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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/ sources. list' and reload the software information with: 'sudo apt-get update' and 'sudo apt-get install -f'. ------- ------- -----
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When I open synaptic
E: Encountered a section with no Package: header apt/lists/ in.archive. ubuntu. com_ubuntu_ dists_karmic_ main_binary- i386_Packages
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.
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