[Bug 885930] Re: 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:Dynamic MMap ran out of room. Please increase the size of APT::Cache-Limit. Current value: 25165824. (man 5 apt.conf), E:Error occurred while processing kwrite (NewVersion1), E:Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_lucid-updates_main_binary-amd64_Packages, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.'

[Roger Clark]

I had the same problem after a failed upgrade attempt to 12.04.1 due to
connectivity issues not reaching the ubuntu.com servers on all requests.
I attempted to do a $sudo apt-config -o APT::Cache-Limit="50000000"; to
no error or no avail.  finally decided to do a $sudo rm archive.ubuntu
.com_ubuntu_dists_lucid_universe_binary-amd64_Packages from
/var/lib/apt/lists as this file size was over the cache limit.  POOF,
and it was gone.  Update Manager would now run, we'll see if I can get a
successful upgrade now.

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Title:
  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:Dynamic MMap ran out of room. Please
  increase the size of APT::Cache-Limit. Current value: 25165824. (man 5
  apt.conf), E:Error occurred while processing kwrite (NewVersion1),
  E:Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu
  .com_ubuntu_dists_lucid-updates_main_binary-amd64_Packages, E:The
  package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.'

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

Bug description:
  C
  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:Dynamic MMap ran out of room. Please increase the size of APT
  ::Cache-Limit. Current value: 25165824. (man 5 apt.conf), E:Error
  occurred while processing kwrite (NewVersion1), E:Problem with
  MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_lucid-
  updates_main_binary-amd64_Packages, E:The package lists or status file
  could not be parsed or opened.'

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