Software updater fails to launch and sudo apt-get update fails to complete
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Automatic update does not run)
After running sudo apt-get update, this error message is returned:
Reading package lists... Error!
W: GPG error: http://
E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
I would also like to upgrade, but after running sudo apt-get upgrade, this is returned:
E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
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Terminal output from Step 5:
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This likely means that your installation is broken.
Try running the command
gdk-pixbuf-
to make things work again for the time being.
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run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
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run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
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Warning: Setting GRUB_TIMEOUT to a non-zero value when GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT is set is no longer supported.
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run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/
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lenovo@
/etc/apt/
1 ### THIS FILE IS AUTOMATICALLY CONFIGURED ###
2 # You may comment out this entry, but any other modifications may be lost.
3 # deb http://
/etc/apt/
1 # deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS _Trusty Tahr_ - Release amd64 (20140722.2)]/ trusty main restricted
2
3 # See http://
4 # newer versions of the distribution.
5 deb http://
6 deb-src http://
7
8 ## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
9 ## distribution.
10 deb http://
11 deb-src http://
12
13 ## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
14 ## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any
15 ## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
16 deb http://
17 deb-src http://
18 deb http://
19 deb-src http://
20
21 ## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
22 ## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
23 ## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
24 ## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
25 ## security team.
26 deb http://
27 deb-src http://
28 deb http://
29 deb-src http://
30
31 ## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
32 ## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
33 ## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
34 ## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
35 ## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
36 deb http://
37 deb-src http://
38
39 deb http://
40 deb-src http://
41 deb http://
42 deb-src http://
43 deb http://
44 deb-src http://
45
46 ## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
47 ## 'partner' repository.
48 ## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the
49 ## respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users.
50 deb http://
51 # deb-src http://
52
53 ## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by third-party
54 ## developers who want to ship their latest software.
55 deb http://
56 deb-src http://
lenovo@
All fixed. Much appreciated.
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You're welcome.
You have an enormous amount of Linux kernels installed. I suggest only keeping the 2 newest ones.
Here is how:
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