Comment 25 for bug 346386

Many thanks for feedback much appreciated

On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 3:03 PM, Jean-Baptiste Lallement <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> ** Summary changed:
>
> - Update fails with invalid package files with "Encountered a section with
> no Package: header"
> + [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with "Encountered a
> section with no Package: header"
>
> ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
> Status: Incomplete => Triaged
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346386
>
> Title:
> [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with "Encountered a
> section with no Package: header"
>
> Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
> Triaged
> Status in “apt” package in Debian:
> Fix Released
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: adept-updater
>
> Pertinent data printed when attempting to run Updater as follows:
>
> 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/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu
> .com_ubuntu_dists_intrepid_universe_binary-amd64_Packages, E:The
> package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.'
>
> Ubuntu 8.10
>
> Need workaround to permit updating - usual apt-get commands (clean,
> update) haven't worked; message as follows:
>
> Reading package lists... Error!
> E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
> E: Problem with MergeList
> /var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_intrepid_universe_binary-amd64_Packages
> E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
>
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