Thanks, this file contains a generic html page. It appears the
nz.archive.ubuntu.com server was giving out bad data. If you remove the
file (or maybe all files in the lists directory) and run "sudo apt-get
update" does that work then for you?
** Summary changed:
- internet connection lost during update now update manager will not work
+ bad data in the apt lists/ dir can lead to a problem that apt-get update can
not fix
** Package changed: update-manager (Ubuntu) => apt (Ubuntu)
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => Medium
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
Status: Incomplete => Confirmed
** Description changed:
+ If a gateway/proxy/provider gives out bogus html pages on apt-get update
+ that may result in broken files in the apt lists/ dir. A subsequent apt-
+ get update will not fix that automatically because of the if-modified-
+ since header that apt uses. This leads a situation where the only fix is
+ to remove /var/lib/apt/lists/* manually on the commandline.
+
+
+ (Original description):
Binary package hint: update-manager
I lost my connection during an update of Ubuntu 9.04 to 9.10. It
initially told me my update failed and now when I try and run update
manager I get
'E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with
MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/nz.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_jaunty-
backports_restricted_binary-i386_Packages, E:The package lists or status
file could not be parsed or opened.'
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bad data in the apt lists/ dir can lead to a problem that apt-get update can
not fix
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/469431
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