[Bug 1176658] [NEW] "update-manager" - could not initialise package information

[Gerald Chegwidden]

Public bug reported:

Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS


I have tried to use update-manager, the following shows the results:-

Could not initialise the package information

An unresolvable problem occurred while initialising the package
information.

Please report this bug for the 'update-manager' package and try to
include the following error message:

'E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with
MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/gb.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-
updates_main_i18n_Translation-en%5fGB, E:The package lists or status
file could not be parsed or opened.'


Running  "ubuntu-bug lubuntu-desktop" command in a terminal. 


Result  gerald at gerald-System-Product-Name:~$ ubuntu-bug lubuntu-desktop 

(apport-gtk:3016): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_main_quit: assertion `main_loops != NULL' failed 
gerald at gerald-System-Product-Name:~$ 

gerald at gerald-System-Product-Name:~$ sudo apt-get install apport 
[sudo] password for gerald: 
Reading package lists... Error! 
E: Encountered a section with no Package: header 
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/gb.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-updates_main_i18n_Translation-en%5fGB 
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. 
gerald at gerald-System-Product-Name:~$ 


Running in terminal “ubuntu-bug the_name_of_the_component”

Result - Could not determine the package or source package name.

gerald at gerald-System-Product-Name:~$ apt-cache policy pkgname
E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/gb.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-updates_main_i18n_Translation-en%5fGB
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

I trust that the above information will enable the problem to be sorted
out.

regards  GC

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

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Title:
  "update-manager" - could not initialise package information

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

Bug description:
  Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS

  
  I have tried to use update-manager, the following shows the results:-

  Could not initialise the package information

  An unresolvable problem occurred while initialising the package
  information.

  Please report this bug for the 'update-manager' package and try to
  include the following error message:

  'E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with
  MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/gb.archive.ubuntu
  .com_ubuntu_dists_precise-updates_main_i18n_Translation-en%5fGB, E:The
  package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.'

  
  Running  "ubuntu-bug lubuntu-desktop" command in a terminal. 

  
  Result  gerald at gerald-System-Product-Name:~$ ubuntu-bug lubuntu-desktop 

  (apport-gtk:3016): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_main_quit: assertion `main_loops != NULL' failed 
  gerald at gerald-System-Product-Name:~$ 

  gerald at gerald-System-Product-Name:~$ sudo apt-get install apport 
  [sudo] password for gerald: 
  Reading package lists... Error! 
  E: Encountered a section with no Package: header 
  E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/gb.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-updates_main_i18n_Translation-en%5fGB 
  E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. 
  gerald at gerald-System-Product-Name:~$ 

  
  Running in terminal “ubuntu-bug the_name_of_the_component”

  Result - Could not determine the package or source package name.

  gerald at gerald-System-Product-Name:~$ apt-cache policy pkgname
  E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
  E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/gb.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-updates_main_i18n_Translation-en%5fGB
  E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

  I trust that the above information will enable the problem to be
  sorted out.

  regards  GC

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