I now have this problem. I got the message this morning. I get these messages:
r...@rob-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get -d upgrade [sudo] password for rob: Reading package lists... Error! E: Encountered a section with no Package: header E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/ubuntu.media.mit.edu_ubuntu_dists_jaunty_universe_binary-i386_Packages E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. r...@rob-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get update ... Reading package lists... Error! E: Encountered a section with no Package: header E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/ubuntu.media.mit.edu_ubuntu_dists_jaunty_universe_binary-i386_Packages E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. r...@rob-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade Reading package lists... Error! E: Encountered a section with no Package: header E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/ubuntu.media.mit.edu_ubuntu_dists_jaunty_universe_binary-i386_Packages E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. The update manager told me to report the bug and this looked like a similar error message, but the latter two commands that seemed to work for the previous person and they did nothing for me. Anything else that I should try? -- Intrepid update-manager 'E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with MergeList /var/lib/dpkg/status, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.' https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/308417 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
