[Bug 858514] [NEW] Please report this bug for the 'update-manager' package

[Neil Edwards]

Public bug reported:

Could not initialise the package information
There seem to be similar bug reports, but I didn't see this exactly duplicated .....

An unresolvable problem occurred while initialising the package
information.

Please report this bug for the 'update-manager' package and try to
include the following error message:

'E:Problem parsing dependency Depends, E:Error occurred while processing
ubuntu-vm-builder (NewVersion1), E:Problem with MergeList
/var/lib/apt/lists/gb.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_lucid-
updates_universe_binary-i386_Packages, E:The package lists or status
file could not be parsed or opened.'

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS - the Lucid Lynx
update-manager:
  Installed: 1:0.134.11
  Candidate: 1:0.134.11
  Version table:
 *** 1:0.134.11 0
        500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     1:0.134.7 0
        500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages
After error message and following reboot the system loaded into initramfs. Error solved by using recovery mode

** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  Please report this bug for the 'update-manager' package

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

Bug description:
  Could not initialise the package information
  There seem to be similar bug reports, but I didn't see this exactly duplicated .....

  An unresolvable problem occurred while initialising the package
  information.

  Please report this bug for the 'update-manager' package and try to
  include the following error message:

  'E:Problem parsing dependency Depends, E:Error occurred while
  processing ubuntu-vm-builder (NewVersion1), E:Problem with MergeList
  /var/lib/apt/lists/gb.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_lucid-
  updates_universe_binary-i386_Packages, E:The package lists or status
  file could not be parsed or opened.'

  Ubuntu 10.04 LTS - the Lucid Lynx
  update-manager:
    Installed: 1:0.134.11
    Candidate: 1:0.134.11
    Version table:
   *** 1:0.134.11 0
          500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
       1:0.134.7 0
          500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages
  After error message and following reboot the system loaded into initramfs. Error solved by using recovery mode

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