[Bug 795356] Re: update-manager crashes with "Could not initialize the package information"

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 346386 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346386

** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 346386
   [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with "Encountered a section with no Package: header"

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Title:
  update-manager crashes with "Could not initialize the package
  information"

Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  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

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