[Bug 721797] Re: update-apt-xapian-index crashed with SystemError in open(): E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/viewizard.com_linux_debian_en, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

[Henrique Faria]

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

hi there,
that command hasnt help me. Even though it exclude all packages from  /var/lib/apt/lists/, I continue seeing errors.
I can't update my system, or install anything.
What else could I do?

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Title:
  update-apt-xapian-index crashed with SystemError in open():
  E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with
  MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/viewizard.com_linux_debian_en, E:The
  package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

Status in “apt-xapian-index” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: apt-xapian-index

  Got this error upon startup.

  ProblemType: Crash
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: apt-xapian-index 0.41ubuntu5
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-4.31-generic 2.6.38-rc5
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-4-generic x86_64
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sat Feb 19 01:52:55 2011
  ExecutablePath: /usr/sbin/update-apt-xapian-index
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha amd64 (20110127)
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/sbin/update-apt-xapian-index --update -q
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LC_MESSAGES=en_US.utf8
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   LANGUAGE=en_US:en
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  PythonArgs: ['/usr/sbin/update-apt-xapian-index', '--update', '-q']
  SourcePackage: apt-xapian-index
  Title: update-apt-xapian-index crashed with SystemError in open(): E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/viewizard.com_linux_debian_en, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
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