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update-manager package

Problem with MergeList how to solve?

Asked by sagar

Hello ,

I want to install new app but error occuerd.

amit@iSeven:~$ sudo apt-get install ant
[sudo] password for amit:
Reading package lists... Error!
E: Problem parsing dependency Replaces
E: Error occurred while processing iputils-ping (NewVersion2)
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/dpkg/status
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

I also try
sudo apt-get -f install
and
sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/* -vf
sudo apt-get update
and
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get update

But error remain same

after dpkg configure following error occure
sudo dpkg --configure -a

dpkg: error: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 24230 package 'iputils-ping':
 `Replaces' field, syntax error after reference to package `netbase'

What should I do?

Thanks

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#1

Please run this command:

sudo apt-get remove iputils-ping

Then send us the Terminal output of all the commands in the following procedure:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PackageManagerTroubleshootingProcedure

Then run this command:

sudo apt-get install iputils-ping ant

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sagar (sagar21789) said : 		#2

Thanks,

As I run all the commands from this link

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PackageManagerTroubleshootingProcedure

After that app get install works fine.

Thanks again, But actually I don't Know why this problem occure & what this commands actually do?

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sagar (sagar21789) said : 		#3

Thanks