[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with "Encountered a section with no Package: header"

[Anne Chalmers]

Many thanks for feedback much appreciated

On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 3:03 PM, Jean-Baptiste Lallement <
jean-baptiste at ubuntu.com> wrote:

> ** Summary changed:
>
> - Update fails with invalid package files with "Encountered a section with
> no Package: header"
> + [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with "Encountered a
> section with no Package: header"
>
> ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
>       Status: Incomplete => Triaged
>
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> Title:
>  [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with "Encountered a
>  section with no Package: header"
>
> Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
>  Triaged
> Status in “apt” package in Debian:
>  Fix Released
>
> Bug description:
>  Binary package hint: adept-updater
>
>  Pertinent data printed when attempting to run Updater as follows:
>
>  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/us.archive.ubuntu
>  .com_ubuntu_dists_intrepid_universe_binary-amd64_Packages, E:The
>  package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.'
>
>  Ubuntu 8.10
>
>  Need workaround to permit updating - usual apt-get commands (clean,
>  update) haven't worked; message as follows:
>
>  Reading package lists... Error!
>  E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
>  E: Problem with MergeList
> /var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_intrepid_universe_binary-amd64_Packages
>  E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
>
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Title:
  [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with "Encountered a
  section with no Package: header"

Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “apt” package in Debian:
  Unknown

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: adept-updater

  Pertinent data printed when attempting to run Updater as follows:

  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/us.archive.ubuntu
  .com_ubuntu_dists_intrepid_universe_binary-amd64_Packages, E:The
  package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.'

  Ubuntu 8.10

  Need workaround to permit updating - usual apt-get commands (clean,
  update) haven't worked; message as follows:

  Reading package lists... Error!
  E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
  E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_intrepid_universe_binary-amd64_Packages
  E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.