Many thanks for the help, i'll try to do every step you advice me :-)
2013/10/17 Vladimir Plotnikov <346...@bugs.launchpad.net> > same problem on dist-upgrade from 13.04 to 13.10 > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a > duplicate bug report (1095148). > 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: > Fix Released > Status in “apt” source package in Natty: > Fix Released > Status in “apt” source package in Precise: > Fix Released > 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.' > > WORKAROUND: > Remove problematic files from /var/lib/apt/lists/ and rerun apt-get > update. > > In the event that one is connected to a network with a proxy server > that returns html pages (like a web page requesting you to login) and > not package list files. Those html files will get downloaded to > /var/lib/apt/lists/ and prevent someone from using a package manager > until the problem html pages are removed. > > TEST CASE: > 1) download the dummy-proxy attachment from this bug report > 2) run dummy-proxy (python dummy-proxy) on a precise system (this > simulates a proxy that is not allowing access to archive.ubuntu.com and > gives you garbage html instead) > 2.5) Execute 'sudo -i' in a terminal > 3) Execute 'http_proxy=http://localhost:8080 apt-get update' in same > terminal > 4) Observe the following error messages in your terminal: > W: GPG error: http://archive.ubuntu.com precise InRelease: File > /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise_InRelease > doesn't start with a clearsigned message > W: Failed to fetch > http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise/multiverse/i18n/Index No > Hash entry in Release file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ > archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise_multiverse_i18n_Index > W: Failed to fetch > gzip:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise_multiverse_source_Sources > Encountered a section with no Package: header > 5) Stop dummy-proxy > 6) Execute 'sudo apt-get update' in a terminal > 7) Observe the following error message: > Reading package lists... Done > W: GPG error: http://archive.ubuntu.com precise Release: The following > signatures were invalid: BADSIG 40976EAF437D05B5 Ubuntu Archive Automatic > Signing Key <ftpmas...@ubuntu.com> > 8) Remove the problematic files in /var/lib/apt/lists (sudo rm > /var/lib/apt/lists/*) > > Install apt from -proposed > 1) run dummy-proxy (python dummy-proxy) on a precise system (this > simulates a proxy that is not allowing access to archive.ubuntu.com and > gives you garbarge html instead) > 1.5) Execute 'sudo -i' in a terminal > 2) Execute 'http_proxy=http://localhost:8080 apt-get update' in same > terminal > 3) Observe the following error messages in your terminal: > W: A error occurred during the signature verification. The repository is > not updated and the previous index files will be used. GPG error: http:// > archive.ubuntu.com precise Release: The following signatures were > invalid: NODATA 1 NODATA 2 > W: Failed to fetch > http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise/Release > W: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old > ones used instead. > 4) Stop dummy-proxy > 5) Execute 'sudo apt-get update' in a terminal > 6) Observe the update succeed > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/346386/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346386 Title: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with "Encountered a section with no Package: header" To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/346386/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
