[Bug 737164] 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.canonical.com_ubuntu_dists_natty_partner_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.canonical
  .com_ubuntu_dists_natty_partner_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

  crashed unity too?

  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
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Wed Mar 16 14:09:15 2011
  ExecutablePath: /usr/sbin/update-apt-xapian-index
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100816.1)
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
  ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/sbin/update-apt-xapian-index --update --quiet
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   SHELL=/bin/sh
  PythonArgs: ['/usr/sbin/update-apt-xapian-index', '--update', '--quiet']
  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.canonical.com_ubuntu_dists_natty_partner_binary-i386_Packages, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-03-03 (14 days ago)
  UserGroups: