[Bug 1129864] [NEW] 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/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_quantal_multiverse_i18n_Translation-en, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

[Shakib Wafa]

Public bug reported:

I have tried sudo rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu
.com_ubuntu_dists_quantal_multiverse_i18n_Translation-en to remove it,
but did not help.

It is crashing all my programs and I do not want to re-install ubuntu.

There is a stop sign displayed on menu-bar besides email icon.

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

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Title:
  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/archive.ubuntu
  .com_ubuntu_dists_quantal_multiverse_i18n_Translation-en, E:The
  package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

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

Bug description:
  I have tried sudo rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu
  .com_ubuntu_dists_quantal_multiverse_i18n_Translation-en to remove it,
  but did not help.

  It is crashing all my programs and I do not want to re-install ubuntu.

  There is a stop sign displayed on menu-bar besides email icon.

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