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Update-manager error. section with no Package:header.

Asked by Laura

The command sudo apt-get failed to install the packages build-essential and checkinstall. It suggested I run an update first. So I tried to run Update manager. It returned the following error:

E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-proposed_restricted_binary-i386_Packages, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

I am completely in the dark on this one.

Any suggestions?

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Laura (laurganic) said : 		#1

Just fixed this problem with the following commands:

sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/* -vf
sudo apt-get update

Thanks anyway.

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Sam_ (and-sam) said : 		#2

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