[Bug 737778] Re: update-apt-xapian-index crashed with SystemError in open(): E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_natty_main_binary-i386_Packages, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

[Brian Murray]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 346386 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346386

** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 721797
   update-apt-xapian-index crashed with SystemError in open(): E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/viewizard.com_linux_debian_en, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 346386
   [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with "Encountered a section with no Package: header"

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Title:
  update-apt-xapian-index crashed with SystemError in open():
  E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with
  MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu
  .com_ubuntu_dists_natty_main_binary-i386_Packages, E:The package lists
  or status file could not be parsed or opened.

Status in “apt-xapian-index” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: apt-xapian-index

  Got an error message that there was an application error, said I would
  like to report it then I got this crash message (All I have done since
  booting up is run Firefox)

  ProblemType: Crash
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: apt-xapian-index 0.41ubuntu5
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-7.35-generic 2.6.38
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-7-generic i686
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Fri Mar 18 23:08:55 2011
  ExecutablePath: /usr/sbin/update-apt-xapian-index
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha i386 (20110302)
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
  ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/sbin/update-apt-xapian-index --batch-mode --force --update
  ProcEnviron:
   
  PythonArgs: ['/usr/sbin/update-apt-xapian-index', '--batch-mode', '--force', '--update']
  SourcePackage: apt-xapian-index
  Title: update-apt-xapian-index crashed with SystemError in open(): E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_natty_main_binary-i386_Packages, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups: