Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: update-manager
Could not initialize the package information
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/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_natty-
security_main_binary-i386_Packages, E:The package lists or status file
could not be parsed or opened.'
1) The release of Ubuntu you are using, via 'lsb_release -rd' or System ->
About Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 11.04
Release: 11.04
2) The version of the package you are using, via 'apt-cache policy pkgname' or
by checking in Software Center
$ apt-cache policy update-manager
E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList
/var/lib/apt/lists/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_natty-security_main_binary-i386_Packages
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
$
3) What you expected to happen
update-manager should've checked all installed packages and suggest any updates
4) What happened instead
update-manager crashed repeatedly
** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/795356
Title:
update-manager crashes with "Could not initialize the package
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