[Bug 1048445] Re: E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with MergeList
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Thu Dec 13 19:29:59 UTC 2012
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 346386 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346386
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Confirmed
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Title:
E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with
MergeList
Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Bug description:
This happens when I forget to open a web browser first to log into my
company's Barracuda web filter. As a result, update-manager cannot
reach (some?) of the repositories.
All of that would be expected behavior, except that it causes a
permanent problem in the update mechanism; after gaining full internet
access, the update manager still stops with the same error (attached).
I do know how to solve it, it involves running the following commands:
sudo apt-get clean
cd /var/lib/apt
sudo rm -r lists.old
sudo mv lists lists.old
sudo mkdir -p lists/partial
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get update
This took quite a while to figure out, I think update-manager should
handle it better when there is no unrestricted internet connection to
(some) repositories.
This affects all currenlty supported Ubuntu releases; currently I'm on
Precise.
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