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update-manager package

unable to launch Update Manager in Ubuntu 12.04

Asked by Allen Myers

when attempting to run Update Manager, received the following error message:

Could not initialize the package information

An unresolvable problem occurred while initializing the package information.

Please report this bug against the 'update-manager' package and include the following error message:

'E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-security_main_i18n_Translation-en, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.'

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Mattia Rizzolo (mapreri) said : 		#1

Thank you for taking the time to report this issue and helping to make Ubuntu better. Examining the information you have given us, this does not appear to be a bug report so we are closing it and converting it to a question in the support tracker. We understand the difficulties you are facing, but it is better to raise problems you are having in the support tracker at https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu if you are uncertain if they are bugs. You can also find a valid help posting your problem in the support forum of your local Ubuntu's community http://loco.ubuntu.com/ or asking at http://askubuntu.com.

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Best 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”.

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Allen Myers (allenmyers) said : 		#3

Thanks Sam_, that solved my question.

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sunil kumar (sunil-2008cl) said : 		#4

Thanks Sam, it worked