[Bug 226361] Re: apt-get update fails forever for corrupted /var/lib/apt/lists/foo_Packages

[Julian Andres Klode]

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

This is a duplicate of 346386. We can't do anything for installations
that are broken already, but we now try to prevent those situations.

** 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:
  apt-get update fails forever for corrupted
  /var/lib/apt/lists/foo_Packages

Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  If a lists/ file is corrupted, a apt-get update will not fix it unless
  the if-modified-since information on the server changes. This means
  that the system will be with this error until its cleaned up by hand.

  E:Problem parsing dependency Depends, E:Error occurred while
  processing evolution-plugins (NewVersion1), E:Problem with MergeList
  /var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_gutsy-
  updates_main_binary-i386_Packages, E:The package lists or status file
  could not be parsed or opened.

  Instead apt should do something sensible like moving the file aside.