[Bug 732764] Re: E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_maverick-updates_universe_binary-i386_Packages, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

[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
   Update fails with invalid package files with "Encountered a section with no Package: header"

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Title:
  E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with
  MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu
  .com_ubuntu_dists_maverick-updates_universe_binary-i386_Packages,
  E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

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

Bug description:
  after installing ubuntu 10:10. It wanted to install a bunch of
  security updates which was fine but after clicking 'install' the
  following message occurred and asked me to report a bug against the
  update manager. I included the message in the summary of the report.