[Bug 999499] [NEW] upadate manager not starting, gives error

[Shivaraman Aiyer]

Public bug reported:

The following error message was shown when I started the update manager:

E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with
MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/in.archive.ubuntu
.com_ubuntu_dists_precise_main_binary-i386_Packages, E:The package lists
or status file could not be parsed or opened.

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


** Tags: dist-update

** Tags added: dist-update

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Title:
  upadate manager not starting, gives error

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

Bug description:
  The following error message was shown when I started the update
  manager:

  E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with
  MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/in.archive.ubuntu
  .com_ubuntu_dists_precise_main_binary-i386_Packages, E:The package
  lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

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