software center not working
tan@ubuntu:~$ sudo fuser -vvv /var/lib/dpkg/lock
tan@ubuntu:~$ cat /etc/lsb-release
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tan@ubuntu:~$ uname -a
Linux ubuntu 2.6.38-8-generic #42-Ubuntu SMP Mon Apr 11 03:31:24 UTC 2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
tan@ubuntu:~$ sudo rm /var/lib/
rm: cannot remove `/var/lib/
tan@ubuntu:~$ sudo cp -arf /var/lib/dpkg /var/lib/
tan@ubuntu:~$ sudo cp /var/lib/
tan@ubuntu:~$ sudo cp /var/lib/
tan@ubuntu:~$ sudo rm -rf /var/lib/
tan@ubuntu:~$ sudo rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists
tan@ubuntu:~$ sudo rm /var/cache/
tan@ubuntu:~$ sudo mkdir /var/lib/apt/lists
tan@ubuntu:~$ sudo mkdir /var/lib/
tan@ubuntu:~$ LANG=C;sudo apt-get clean
tan@ubuntu:~$ LANG=C;sudo apt-get autoclean
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
tan@ubuntu:~$ 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.
tan@ubuntu:~$ LANG=C;sudo apt-get update -o APT::Cache-
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tan@ubuntu:~$ sudo dpkg --clear-avail
tan@ubuntu:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
tan@ubuntu:~$ 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/
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
tan@ubuntu:~$ LANG=C;sudo apt-get --fix-missing install
Reading package lists... Error!
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.
tan@ubuntu:~$ LANG=C;sudo apt-get update -o APT::Cache-
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