[Bug 960220] Re: update-apt-xapian-index crashed with SystemError in open(): E:Read error - read (5: Input/output error), E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

[Tomas]

Paul F's second post (#4) makes perfect sense to me. Ran into this issue
after I had some internet issues and I have a modem known to send html
pages stating the internet connection is unavailable.

After this crash Ubuntu Software Centre refuses to start: pops up, appears to load for a second, then closes again. Workaround for this is to refresh the packages as decribed in the accepted answer here:
http://askubuntu.com/questions/30072/how-do-i-fix-a-problem-with-mergelist-error-when-trying-to-do-an-update

Remove the merge list:
sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/* -vf
Then update the package list:
sudo apt-get update

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Title:
  update-apt-xapian-index crashed with SystemError in open(): E:Read
  error - read (5: Input/output error), E:The package lists or status
  file could not be parsed or opened.

Status in “apt-xapian-index” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  the software crashed during the update

  ProblemType: Crash
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: apt-xapian-index 0.44ubuntu5
  Uname: Linux 3.3.0-030300-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.94.1-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Mar 20 14:21:10 2012
  ExecutablePath: /usr/sbin/update-apt-xapian-index
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120312)
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/sbin/update-apt-xapian-index --quiet
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=linux
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   SHELL=/bin/sh
  PythonArgs: ['/usr/sbin/update-apt-xapian-index', '--quiet']
  SourcePackage: apt-xapian-index
  Title: update-apt-xapian-index crashed with SystemError in open(): E:Read error - read (5: Input/output error), E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-12 (7 days ago)
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