[Bug 790357] Re: Synaptic crashes with an Error Message

[Julian Andres Klode]

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

** 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:
  Synaptic crashes with an Error Message

Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: apt

  E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
  E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/de.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_natty_restricted_binary-i386_Packages
  E: Die Liste der Paketquellen oder die Status-Datei konnten nicht geöffnet werden.
  E: _cache->open() failed, please report.

  New Installation of Natty Narwal in German Ubuntu 11.04
  Using apt-cache gives the following errors

  E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
  E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/de.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_natty_restricted_binary-i386_Packages
  E: Die Paketliste oder die Statusdatei konnte nicht eingelesen oder geöffnet werden.