[Bug 756317] Re: apt broken if cache files are invalid
Torsten Spindler
torsten at canonical.com
Thu Mar 1 09:14:56 UTC 2012
I inserted the content of the attached file into
archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-updates_restricted_i18n_Translation-en
on Precise and the problem still exists:
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com lucid/universe Translation-en
Reading package lists... Error!
E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-updates_restricted_i18n_Translation-en
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
I don't think apt has an onboard method to clean files in the lists
directory, they need to be removed manually based on the error above.
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Confirmed
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => Low
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Title:
apt broken if cache files are invalid
Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Bug description:
I have an adsl modem which returns an html page if the adsl link is
broken. This page ends as the content of the apt cache files stored in
/var/lib/apt/lists, which breaks apt.
The only way to make apt work again is to delete all the files stored
in /var/lib/apt/lists.
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