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Synaptic and others fail to execute

Asked by Glen Adamson

The following error was reported. I do not know how to fix the error.

E: Unable to parse package file /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_trusty-updates_universe_i18n_Translation-en (1)
E: Problem opening /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_trusty-backports_main_binary-amd64_Packages
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
E: _cache->open() failed, please report.

Regards
Glen

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Best Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said : 		#1

I assume that this will also help in your case:
FAQ #1591: “'E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with MergeList”.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#2

cd $HOME
wget https://dl.dropbox.com/u/8850924/fixpackage
chmod +x ./fixpackage
sudo ./fixpackage

hope that helps.

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Glen Adamson (gga96) said : 		#3

Thanks Manfred Hampl, that solved my question.