[Bug 1273971] [NEW] 12.04 update-manager crashed and requested a bug report

[Bernard Dwyer]

Public bug reported:

Installed squid (apt-get), apache(apt-get), webmin(wget/dpkg) and vamps(apt-get), ran into difficulties with webmin/squid,  purged squid and re-installed it from webmin, then the next run of update-manager crashed and requested a bug report:
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Could not initialise the package information

An unresolvable problem occurred while initialising 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/au.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise_multiverse_i18n_Translation-en, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.'
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Couldn't find this particular symptom in existing update-manager bugs,
sorry if it's duplicated. Update-manager also says "this usually means
your installed packages have unmet dependencies". I've run "apt-get
check" to resolve dependecies and get the same error.

"apt-cache policy update-manager" returns the same error message

ubuntu-bug seems unable to identify the package, and doesn't give me the
option to enter a package name when selecting "other problem".

cheers

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


** Tags: mergelist unresolvable update-manager

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Title:
  12.04 update-manager crashed and requested a bug report

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

Bug description:
  Installed squid (apt-get), apache(apt-get), webmin(wget/dpkg) and vamps(apt-get), ran into difficulties with webmin/squid,  purged squid and re-installed it from webmin, then the next run of update-manager crashed and requested a bug report:
  ****************************************************
  Could not initialise the package information

  An unresolvable problem occurred while initialising 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/au.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise_multiverse_i18n_Translation-en, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.'
  ****************************************************

  Couldn't find this particular symptom in existing update-manager bugs,
  sorry if it's duplicated. Update-manager also says "this usually means
  your installed packages have unmet dependencies". I've run "apt-get
  check" to resolve dependecies and get the same error.

  "apt-cache policy update-manager" returns the same error message

  ubuntu-bug seems unable to identify the package, and doesn't give me
  the option to enter a package name when selecting "other problem".

  cheers

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