I confirm this bug. It started today. 2.6.28-11-generic #42-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 17 01:57:59 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux
All updates done. Proposed NOT enabled. It prevents Synaptic and Update-Manager GUIs to run. They shut down upon encountering the error. >From terminal it looks like this: $ sudo aptitude update E: Encountered a section with no Package: header E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.heanet.ie_pub_ubuntu_dists_jaunty-updates_main_binary-i386_Packages E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. E: Encountered a section with no Package: header E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.heanet.ie_pub_ubuntu_dists_jaunty-updates_main_binary-i386_Packages E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. apt-get returns the same Update Manager returns more or less the same in the GUI: 'E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.heanet.ie_pub_ubuntu_dists_jaunty- updates_main_binary-i386_Packages, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.' It is a duplicate of https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/358012 reported in Synaptic. And it is not repository specific as suggested in some places. It is an old bug it seems, fixed in 2003, that has come back: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=195301 - where it says: "This bug was fixed in 0.8.5 with the help of Matt Zimmermann." Following these instructions works for some (from http://oclug.on.ca/archives/linux/2007-February/001056.html): cd /var/lib/dpkg sudo mv status status-bad sudo cp status-old status sudo apt-get update apt-get upgrade For others this was also needed: sudo rm -f /var/lib/dpkg/lock While for the rest of us nothing seems to work so far! In other words: CONFIRMED ** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #195301 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=195301 -- Updater won't run - "Encountered a section with no Package: header" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346386 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to adept in ubuntu. -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list kubuntu-b...@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs
