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:Problem parsing dependency Replaces, E:Error occurred while processing ppp (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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I got the above after I did the following:
I ran update manager, and got an error, which told me to repeat with apt-get, which gave an error (see below) and when I clicked the red circle in the top panel, I got the error above. So I am hoping that this is the right way to report it.
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root@vaio:/home/ecldh/cycling# apt-get update
Get: 1 http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security Release.gpg [198B]
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main Translation-en_GB
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/universe Translation-en_GB
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/multiverse Translation-en_GB
Hit http://archive.canonical.com lucid Release.gpg
Ign http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ lucid/partner Translation-en_GB
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com lucid Release.gpg
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Translation-en_GB
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/universe Translation-en_GB
Get: 2 http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security Release [57.3kB]
Hit http://archive.canonical.com lucid Release
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/multiverse Translation-en_GB
Get: 3 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates Release.gpg [198B]
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main Translation-en_GB
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/universe Translation-en_GB
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/multiverse Translation-en_GB
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com lucid Release
Get: 4 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates Release [58.3kB]
Hit http://archive.canonical.com lucid/partner Packages
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/main Packages
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/main Sources
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/universe Packages
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/universe Sources
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/multiverse Packages
Hit http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com lucid/multiverse Sources
Get: 5 http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/main Packages [500kB]
Get: 6 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/main Packages [701kB]
Get: 7 http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/main Sources [238kB]
Get: 8 http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/universe Packages [147kB]
Get: 9 http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/universe Sources [46.7kB]
Get: 10 http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/multiverse Packages [5,366B]
Get: 11 http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security/multiverse Sources [2,347B]
Get: 12 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/main Sources [332kB]
Get: 13 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/universe Packages [295kB]
Get: 14 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/universe Sources [110kB]
Get: 15 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/multiverse Packages [11.5kB]
Get: 16 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com lucid-updates/multiverse Sources [5,817B]
Fetched 2,511kB in 5s (445kB/s)
Reading package lists... Error!
E: Problem parsing dependency Replaces
E: Error occurred while processing ppp (NewVersion1)
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/dpkg/status
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
root@vaio:/home/ecldh/cycling# which ppp
root@vaio:/home/ecldh/cycling# exit
exit