[Bug 1025849] [NEW] Update manager bug

[rolf e. sonneveld]

Public bug reported:

I get the following error:

Could not initialize the package information

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/nl.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-
backports_restricted_binary-amd64_Packages, E:The package lists or
status file could not be parsed or opened.'


Further info: lsb_release -rd
Description:	Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Release:	12.04

$ sudo apt-cache policy update-manager
[sudo] password for rolf: 
E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/nl.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-backports_restricted_binary-amd64_Packages

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

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Title:
  Update manager bug

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

Bug description:
  I get the following error:

  Could not initialize the package information

  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/nl.archive.ubuntu
  .com_ubuntu_dists_precise-backports_restricted_binary-amd64_Packages,
  E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.'


  Further info: lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
  Release:	12.04

  $ sudo apt-cache policy update-manager
  [sudo] password for rolf: 
  E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
  E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/nl.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-backports_restricted_binary-amd64_Packages

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