[Bug 794694] Re: update manager could not initialize the package information

[rjonnal]

If I run sudo apt-get update, I get:

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_natty_main_binary-amd64_Packages
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

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Title:
  update manager could not  initialize the package information

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

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: update-manager

  I'm running 11.04 on a Lenovo W510 laptop. I was not trying to install
  an application or trying to run an update. I get a red circle with a
  white horizontal bar through it as an icon in the panel at the top of
  the screen. When I click on it (or try to run System -> Update
  Manager) I get this error message dialog:

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