[Bug 1039236] [NEW] Failure to run update-manager

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Public bug reported:

Update Manager fails to run. Systems displays message:

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_precise-
security_restricted_binary-i386_Packages, E:The package lists or status
file could not be parsed or opened.'

Running recovery mode did not helped.

Using 
-Version-
Kernel		: Linux 3.2.0-29-generic (x86_64)
Compiled		: #46-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jul 27 17:03:23 UTC 2012
C Library		: Unknown
Default C Compiler		: GNU C Compiler version 4.6.3 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.3-1ubuntu5) 
Distribution		: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS

Please advice.

** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  Failure to run update-manager

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

Bug description:
  Update Manager fails to run. Systems displays message:

  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_precise-
  security_restricted_binary-i386_Packages, E:The package lists or
  status file could not be parsed or opened.'

  Running recovery mode did not helped.

  Using 
  -Version-
  Kernel		: Linux 3.2.0-29-generic (x86_64)
  Compiled		: #46-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jul 27 17:03:23 UTC 2012
  C Library		: Unknown
  Default C Compiler		: GNU C Compiler version 4.6.3 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.3-1ubuntu5) 
  Distribution		: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS

  Please advice.

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