Problem with Ubuntu Software Center

Asked by Sreeram Ramasubramanian

E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-updates_restricted_binary-amd64_Packages, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.'

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Sasa Paporovic (melchiaros) said :
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Your account is from year 2010!

It can not be to much expected that you have learned in this time to exactly describe what you have done and what happends then.

The error blob above is useless.

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Best Sam_ (and-sam) said :
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Sam_ suggests this article as an answer to your question:
FAQ #1591: “'E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with MergeList”.

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said :
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Sreeram Ramasubramanian (sreeram-ramasub) said :
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Dear sir or madam,

Ubuntu software center is back and working and also software updates.

Thanks,

Sreeram