Thanks for your report.
This error is due to a corrupted package list. Did you fix it since then
?
** Changed in: synaptic (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Incomplete
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E: Encountered a section with no Package: header E: Problem with MergeList
/var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_karmic-updates_main_binary-i386_Packages
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. E:
_cache->open() failed, please report.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/423302
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