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Update manager could not initialize package information

Asked by Kelly

HI I am a noob and could not find any help on Update Manager regarding this specific error message, please help!

'E:Problem parsing dependency Depends, E:Error occurred while processing intel-gpu
tools (NewVersion1), E:Problem with MergeList /var/lib/dpkg/status, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Can you give the output of:

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get uprade

Thanks

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Best actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#2

May also help:

sudo cp -arf /var/lib/dpkg /var/lib/dpkg.backup
sudo cp /var/lib/dpkg/status-old /var/lib/dpkg/status
sudo cp /var/lib/dpkg/available-old /var/lib/dpkg/available
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/dpkg/updates/*
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists
sudo mkdir /var/lib/apt/lists
sudo mkdir /var/lib/apt/lists/partial
sudo aptitude clean
sudo aptitude autoclean
sudo apt-get update
sudo dpkg --clear-avail
sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo aptitude install -f
sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude dist-upgrade

Big thanks to Marco Braida :)

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Kelly (tarneya) said : 		#3

Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security Release.gpg
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main Translation-en_CA
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid Release.gpg
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Translation-en_CA
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid Release.gpg
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/restricted Translation-en_CA
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/universe Translation-en_CA
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/multiverse Translation-en_CA
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security Release
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/restricted Translation-en_CA
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/universe Translation-en_CA
Ign http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/multiverse Translation-en_CA
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates Release.gpg
Ign http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main Translation-en_CA
Ign http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/restricted Translation-en_CA
Ign http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/universe Translation-en_CA
Ign http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/multiverse Translation-en_CA
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid Release
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/main Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid Release
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/restricted Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/restricted Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/main Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/multiverse Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid/main Sources
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates Release
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/universe Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/universe Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/multiverse Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid/restricted Sources
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/main Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/restricted Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/restricted Sources
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/main Sources
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/multiverse Sources
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/universe Sources
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/universe Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/multiverse Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/main Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/restricted Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/restricted Sources
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/main Sources
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/multiverse Sources
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/universe Sources
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/universe Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/multiverse Packages
Reading package lists... Error!
E: Problem parsing dependency Depends
E: Error occurred while processing intel-gpu
tools (NewVersion1)
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/dpkg/status
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
E: Invalid operation uprade

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#4

O, does the second lot of commands fix stuff?

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#5

Please try this:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PackageManagerTroubleshootingProcedure

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Kelly (tarneya) said : 		#6

Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.

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Kelly (tarneya) said : 		#7

Thank you, worked like a charm :)

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Kelly (tarneya) said : 		#8

Again after rebooting... the same message :( wierd!

nina@nina-desktop:~$ cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=10.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=lucid
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS"
nina@nina-desktop:~$ uname -a
Linux nina-desktop 2.6.32-24-generic #39-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jul 28 06:07:29 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux
nina@nina-desktop:~$ sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/lock
[sudo] password for nina:
Sorry, try again.
[sudo] password for nina:
nina@nina-desktop:~$ sudo cp -arf /var/lib/dpkg /var/lib/dpkg.backup

nina@nina-desktop:~$
nina@nina-desktop:~$ sudo cp /var/lib/dpkg/status-old /var/lib/dpkg/status
nina@nina-desktop:~$ sudo cp /var/lib/dpkg/available-old /var/lib/dpkg/availablenina@nina-desktop:~$ sudo rm -rf /var/lib/dpkg/updates/*
nina@nina-desktop:~$ sudo rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists
nina@nina-desktop:~$ sudo mkdir /var/lib/apt/lists
nina@nina-desktop:~$ sudo mkdir /var/lib/apt/lists/partial
nina@nina-desktop:~$ sudo rm /var/cache/apt/*.bin
nina@nina-desktop:~$ LANG=C;sudo apt-get clean
nina@nina-desktop:~$ LANG=C;sudo apt-get autoclean
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
nina@nina-desktop:~$ LANG=C;sudo apt-get --purge autoremove
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up efax (1:0.9a-19) ...

Setting up gfax (0.7.7+ds-1) ...

nina@nina-desktop:~$ LANG=C;sudo apt-get update -o APT::Cache-Limit=25165824
Get:1 http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security Release.gpg [189B]
Get:2 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid Release.gpg [189B]
Get:3 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates Release.gpg [189B]
Get:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid Release.gpg [189B]
Get:5 http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security Release [38.5kB]
Get:6 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid Release [57.2kB]
Get:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid Release [57.2kB]
Get:8 http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/main Packages [57.6kB]
Get:9 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates Release [44.7kB]
Get:10 http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid/main Sources [659kB]
Get:11 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/main Packages [1386kB]
Get:12 http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/restricted Packages [14B]
Get:13 http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/restricted Sources [14B]
Get:14 http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/main Sources [19.0kB]
Get:15 http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/multiverse Sources [573B]
Get:16 http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/universe Sources [5460B]
Get:17 http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/universe Packages [28.1kB]
Get:18 http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/multiverse Packages [1998B]
Get:19 http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid/restricted Sources [3775B]
Get:20 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/restricted Packages [6208B]
Get:21 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/restricted Sources [3775B]
Get:22 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/main Sources [659kB]
Get:23 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/multiverse Sources [119kB]
Get:24 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/universe Sources [3165kB]
Get:25 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/universe Packages [5448kB]
Get:26 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/multiverse Packages [180kB]
Get:27 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/main Packages [275kB]
Get:28 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/restricted Packages [3252B]
Get:29 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/restricted Sources [1292B]
Get:30 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/main Sources [99.6kB]
Get:31 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/multiverse Sources [1508B]
Get:32 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/universe Sources [30.3kB]
Get:33 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/universe Packages [89.6kB]
Get:34 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/multiverse Packages [3766B]
Fetched 12.4MB in 23s (528kB/s)
Reading package lists... Error!
E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/ca.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_lucid_universe_binary-i386_Packages
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
nina@nina-desktop:~$ sudo dpkg --clear-avail
nina@nina-desktop:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
nina@nina-desktop:~$ LANG=C;sudo apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Error!
E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/ca.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_lucid_universe_binary-i386_Packages
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
nina@nina-desktop:~$ LANG=C;sudo apt-get update -o APT::Cache-Limit=25165824 && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid Release.gpg
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates Release.gpg
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid Release.gpg
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security Release.gpg
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid Release
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid Release
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security Release
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates Release
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid/main Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/main Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/main Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/restricted Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/restricted Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid/restricted Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/restricted Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/restricted Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/main Sources
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/main Sources
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/multiverse Sources
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/universe Sources
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/universe Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/multiverse Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/main Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/restricted Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/multiverse Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/universe Sources
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/universe Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/multiverse Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/restricted Sources
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/main Sources
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/multiverse Sources
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/universe Sources
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/universe Packages
Hit http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/multiverse Packages
Reading package lists... Error!
E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/ca.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_lucid_universe_binary-i386_Packages
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
nina@nina-desktop:~$

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Kelly (tarneya) said : 		#9

Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.