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

soohyun 346386 at bugs.launchpad.net
Wed Sep 21 06:28:50 UTC 2011 

Thanks Chris,
 
I don't know what I did/didn't but it got updated ok but things works little different.
 
Without knowing much, I still like to log onto Ubuntu.  Now my desktop panal goes away each time I boot up. I type the sudo nohup no-panel(something like that), then the panal re-appears. I wish I can have them stay.
 
Thanks~~Kitty


  
 
 


 
  
 


> Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:37:55 +0000
> From: 346386 at bugs.launchpad.net
> To: ksonk at hotmail.com
> Subject: Re: [Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with "Encountered a section with no Package: header"
> 
> Is there anything I can do to correct the problem?
> 
> --- On Tue, 9/20/11, Diego Alcántara <346386 at bugs.launchpad.net> wrote:
> 
> From: Diego Alcántara <346386 at bugs.launchpad.net>
> Subject: [Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with "Encountered a section with no Package: header"
> To: chrisbounds26 at yahoo.com
> Date: Tuesday, September 20, 2011, 1:50 PM
> 
> This bug doesn't affect me anymore: the problem -in my case- was that a
> firewall in my network was filtering packages coming from ubuntu's
> repos.
> 
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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” source package in Natty:
>   Fix Released
> 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.'
> 
>   WORKAROUND:
>   Remove problematic files from /var/lib/apt/lists/ and rerun apt-get update.
> 
>   In the event that one is connected to a network with a proxy server
>   that returns html pages (like a web page requesting you to login) and
>   not package list files.   Those html files will get downloaded to
>   /var/lib/apt/lists/ and prevent someone from using a package manager
>   until the problem html pages are removed.
> 
>   TEST CASE:
>   1) Ensure /etc/apt/sources.list points to archive.ubuntu.com
>   2) Setup proxy server to block access to archive.ubuntu.com and return something like http://people.canonical.com/~brian/tmp/not-packages.html
>   3) Execute 'sudo apt-get update' in a terminal
>   4) Observe the following:
>   'E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
>    E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_natty_main_binary-amd64_Packages
>    E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.'
>   5) Try 'apt-cache policy apt' and be sad that it doesn't work
>   6) run 'sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/*Packages' to clear the error.
> 
>   With the proposed package installed repeat steps 1 to 3.
>   4) Observe the following:
>   ''Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric InRelease [189 B]
>   Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric InRelease
>   E: GPG error: http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric InRelease: The following signatures were invalid: NODATA 1 NODATA 2'
>   5) Try 'apt-cache policy apt' and be happy that it works
> 
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> duplicate bug report (809075).
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346386
> 
> 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” source package in Natty:
> Fix Released
> 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.'
> 
> WORKAROUND:
> Remove problematic files from /var/lib/apt/lists/ and rerun apt-get update.
> 
> In the event that one is connected to a network with a proxy server
> that returns html pages (like a web page requesting you to login) and
> not package list files. Those html files will get downloaded to
> /var/lib/apt/lists/ and prevent someone from using a package manager
> until the problem html pages are removed.
> 
> TEST CASE:
> 1) Ensure /etc/apt/sources.list points to archive.ubuntu.com
> 2) Setup proxy server to block access to archive.ubuntu.com and return something like http://people.canonical.com/~brian/tmp/not-packages.html
> 3) Execute 'sudo apt-get update' in a terminal
> 4) Observe the following:
> 'E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
>  E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_natty_main_binary-amd64_Packages
>  E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.'
> 5) Try 'apt-cache policy apt' and be sad that it doesn't work
> 6) run 'sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/*Packages' to clear the error.
> 
> With the proposed package installed repeat steps 1 to 3.
> 4) Observe the following:
> ''Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric InRelease [189 B]
> Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric InRelease
> E: GPG error: http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric InRelease: The following signatures were invalid: NODATA 1 NODATA 2'
> 5) Try 'apt-cache policy apt' and be happy that it works
> 
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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” source package in Natty:
  Fix Released
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.'

  WORKAROUND:
  Remove problematic files from /var/lib/apt/lists/ and rerun apt-get update.

  In the event that one is connected to a network with a proxy server
  that returns html pages (like a web page requesting you to login) and
  not package list files.   Those html files will get downloaded to
  /var/lib/apt/lists/ and prevent someone from using a package manager
  until the problem html pages are removed.

  TEST CASE:
  1) Ensure /etc/apt/sources.list points to archive.ubuntu.com
  2) Setup proxy server to block access to archive.ubuntu.com and return something like http://people.canonical.com/~brian/tmp/not-packages.html
  3) Execute 'sudo apt-get update' in a terminal
  4) Observe the following:
  'E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
   E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_natty_main_binary-amd64_Packages
   E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.'
  5) Try 'apt-cache policy apt' and be sad that it doesn't work
  6) run 'sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/*Packages' to clear the error.

  With the proposed package installed repeat steps 1 to 3.
  4) Observe the following:
  ''Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric InRelease [189 B]
  Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric InRelease
  E: GPG error: http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric InRelease: The following signatures were invalid: NODATA 1 NODATA 2'
  5) Try 'apt-cache policy apt' and be happy that it works

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