[Bug 1064994] Re: Could not initialize the package information happens when running update manager

[sampo555]

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

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make
Ubuntu better. Reviewing your bug report it seems that you are
experiencing bug 346386. This issue happens when you have tried to
update your package information when you are a network that didn't
return the right files. This issue can be cleaned up by using the
following commands in a terminal:

1.) sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/*
2.) sudo apt-get update

Thanks and good luck!

** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 346386
   [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with "Encountered a section with no Package: header"

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Title:
  Could not initialize the package information happens when running
  update manager

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

Bug description:
  Here is what the prompt has requested me to report from the update
  manager.

  
  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/archive.canonical
  .com_ubuntu_dists_precise_partner_binary-amd64_Packages, E:The package
  lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.'

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