[Bug 982695]

[Ubuntu Foundation's Bug Bot]

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

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make
Ubuntu better.  Reviewing your bug report it seems that you are
experiencing bug 346386.  This issue happens when you have tried to
update your package information when you are a network that didn't
return the right files.  This issue can be cleaned up by using the
following commands in a terminal:

1.) sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/*
2.) sudo apt-get update

Thanks and good luck!

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** 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"

** Tags added: bot-comment

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Title:
  update manager fails - ubuntu 12.04 beta 2

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

Bug description:
  I tried checking for updates on this system, and received the
  following error message:

  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_precise-backports_universe_binary-amd64_Packages,
  E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.'

  I did try doing the updates in the terminal, and that failed also.

  System: Ubuntu precise (development branch) Release:    12.04

  I tried cehcking the update manager in the software center, and it is
  crashing also.

  I could not check it in the termianl either. I get the message:
  E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
  E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-backports_universe_binary-amd64_Packages
  E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
  joel at joel-HP-Pavilion-dv6700-Notebook-PC:~$

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