[Bug 822391] Re: Unable to run Update Manager, apt-get update, or Synaptic without crashing while initializing

[Robert Roth]

** Summary changed:

- Unable to run Update Manager, apt-get update, or Symantic without crashing while initializing
+ Unable to run Update Manager, apt-get update, or Synaptic without crashing while initializing

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Title:
  Unable to run Update Manager, apt-get update, or Synaptic without
  crashing while initializing

Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I am using 11.04, Natty Narwhal. Due to the nature of this problem, I
  am unable to provide technical details on the package that is causing
  problems. I did not make any changes to my settings recently, and I
  have no idea why this problem is happening. I believe that for myself
  and for anyone else who experiences the same issue, this bug is a huge
  security risk, because it prevents getting updates to the OS.  I am
  unable to report this bug via ubuntu-bug. Every time I try, it tells
  me that it can't find update-manager. When I tried to run Update
  Manager (via GUI), Update Manager gave me an alert that said this:

  "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/extras.ubuntu
  .com_ubuntu_dists_natty_main_binary-i386_Packages, E:The package lists
  or status file could not be parsed or opened.'"

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