[Bug 1097238] [NEW] software-properties-gtk crashes when opening it

[Guybrush88]

Public bug reported:

every time i want to open software-properties on quantal, i get a crash
and i can't open it. this is the traceback:

Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "/usr/bin/software-properties-gtk", line 103, in <module>
     app = SoftwarePropertiesGtk(datadir=options.data_dir, options=options, file=file)
   File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/gtk/SoftwarePropertiesGtk.py", line 160, in __init__
     self.apt_cache = apt.Cache()
   File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 102, in __init__
     self.open(progress)
   File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 145, in open
     self._cache = apt_pkg.Cache(progress)
 SystemError: E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/ppa.launchpad.net_ubuntu-wine_ppa_ubuntu_dists_lucid_main_i18n_Translation-it%5fIT, E:L'elenco dei pacchetti o il file di stato non può essere letto o aperto.

** Affects: software-properties (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Description changed:

- every time i want to open software-properties, i get a crash and i can't
- open it. this is the traceback:
+ every time i want to open software-properties on quantal, i get a crash
+ and i can't open it. this is the traceback:
  
  Traceback (most recent call last):
-    File "/usr/bin/software-properties-gtk", line 103, in <module>
-      app = SoftwarePropertiesGtk(datadir=options.data_dir, options=options, file=file)
-    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/gtk/SoftwarePropertiesGtk.py", line 160, in __init__
-      self.apt_cache = apt.Cache()
-    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 102, in __init__
-      self.open(progress)
-    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 145, in open
-      self._cache = apt_pkg.Cache(progress)
-  SystemError: E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/ppa.launchpad.net_ubuntu-wine_ppa_ubuntu_dists_lucid_main_i18n_Translation-it%5fIT, E:L'elenco dei pacchetti o il file di stato non può essere letto o aperto.
+    File "/usr/bin/software-properties-gtk", line 103, in <module>
+      app = SoftwarePropertiesGtk(datadir=options.data_dir, options=options, file=file)
+    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/gtk/SoftwarePropertiesGtk.py", line 160, in __init__
+      self.apt_cache = apt.Cache()
+    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 102, in __init__
+      self.open(progress)
+    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 145, in open
+      self._cache = apt_pkg.Cache(progress)
+  SystemError: E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/ppa.launchpad.net_ubuntu-wine_ppa_ubuntu_dists_lucid_main_i18n_Translation-it%5fIT, E:L'elenco dei pacchetti o il file di stato non può essere letto o aperto.

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Title:
  software-properties-gtk crashes when opening it

Status in “software-properties” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  every time i want to open software-properties on quantal, i get a
  crash and i can't open it. this is the traceback:

  Traceback (most recent call last):
     File "/usr/bin/software-properties-gtk", line 103, in <module>
       app = SoftwarePropertiesGtk(datadir=options.data_dir, options=options, file=file)
     File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/softwareproperties/gtk/SoftwarePropertiesGtk.py", line 160, in __init__
       self.apt_cache = apt.Cache()
     File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 102, in __init__
       self.open(progress)
     File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 145, in open
       self._cache = apt_pkg.Cache(progress)
   SystemError: E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/ppa.launchpad.net_ubuntu-wine_ppa_ubuntu_dists_lucid_main_i18n_Translation-it%5fIT, E:L'elenco dei pacchetti o il file di stato non può essere letto o aperto.

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