On Tue, Jul 19, 2016 at 01:12:54PM +0530, Ritesh Raj Sarraf wrote: > Package: apt > Version: 1.3~pre2 > Severity: important > > On `apt update`, the following errors have become very frequent in the > last 1 week. I think it started with the 1.3 release of apt. > > The workaround is to cleanup /v/l/a/lists/* and do an update again. > > > rrs@learner:~$ sudo apt update > Ign:1 http://dl.google.com/linux/talkplugin/deb stable InRelease > Hit:2 http://ftp.debian.org/debian testing InRelease > > Hit:3 http://dl.google.com/linux/talkplugin/deb stable Release > > Hit:5 http://ftp.debian.org/debian unstable InRelease > > Hit:6 http://debug.mirrors.debian.org/debian-debug unstable-debug InRelease > > Hit:7 http://security.debian.org testing/updates InRelease > > Hit:9 http://ftp.debian.org/debian experimental InRelease > Hit:8 http://debian.telecoms.bg/debian testing InRelease > Hit:10 http://debian.telecoms.bg/debian unstable InRelease > Hit:11 http://debian.telecoms.bg/debian experimental InRelease > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "/usr/bin/debtags", line 694, in <module> > main() > File "/usr/bin/debtags", line 688, in main > sys.exit(action.main(args)) > File "/usr/bin/debtags", line 632, in main > for pkg, tags in self.tags_from_apt(): > File "/usr/bin/debtags", line 256, in tags_from_apt > cache = self.apt_cache > File "/usr/bin/debtags", line 241, in apt_cache > res = self._apt_cache = apt.Cache() > File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 113, in __init__ > self.open(progress) > File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 164, in open > self._cache = apt_pkg.Cache(progress) > apt_pkg.Error: E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem > with MergeList > /var/lib/apt/lists/httpredir.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_main_binary-amd64_Packages, > E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. > Reading package lists... Error! > E: Encountered a section with no Package: header > E: Problem with MergeList > /var/lib/apt/lists/httpredir.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_main_binary-amd64_Packages > E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. > 2016-07-19 / 13:07:30 ♒♒♒ ☹ => 100
Given that APT did not download anything in that run, it seems like your hard disk or RAM is broken. -- Debian Developer - deb.li/jak | jak-linux.org - free software dev When replying, only quote what is necessary, and write each reply directly below the part(s) it pertains to (`inline'). Thank you.
