Unable to run Update Manager, apt-get update, or Synaptic without crashing while initializing
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| update-manager (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
I am using 11.04, Natty Narwhal. Due to the nature of this problem, I am unable to provide technical details on the package that is causing problems. I did not make any changes to my settings recently, and I have no idea why this problem is happening. I believe that for myself and for anyone else who experiences the same issue, this bug is a huge security risk, because it prevents getting updates to the OS. I am unable to report this bug via ubuntu-bug. Every time I try, it tells me that it can't find update-manager. When I tried to run Update Manager (via GUI), Update Manager gave me an alert that said this:
"Could not initialize the package information
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/
| Marc Deslauriers (mdeslaur) wrote Bug is not a security issue | #1 |
| security vulnerability: | yes → no |
| visibility: | private → public |
| summary: |
- Unable to run Update Manager, apt-get update, or Symantic without + Unable to run Update Manager, apt-get update, or Synaptic without crashing while initializing |
| Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) wrote | #2 |
Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. We appreciate the difficulties you are facing, but this appears to be a "regular" (non-security) bug. I have unmarked it as a security issue since this bug does not show evidence of allowing attackers to cross privilege boundaries nor directly cause loss of data/privacy. Please feel free to report any other bugs you may find.