[Bug 1047744] Re: update fails with "no Package: header"

[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/*Packages
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:
  update fails with "no Package: header"

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

Bug description:
  I booted up my machine after 3 months and it refuses to perform
  software updates using Muon or with apt-get from cmdline.

  E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
  E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/linux.ntuoss.org_ubuntu_dists_precise-updates_restricted_binary-amd64_Packages
  E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

  I ran apt-get clean and apt-get update then  replicted the same from
  cmdline with   apt-get dist-upgrade

  Linux owl 3.2.0-24-generic #39-Ubuntu SMP Mon May 21 16:52:17 UTC 2012
  x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

  Ubuntu 12.0.4

  Why did this this happen on its own? did something break in the last
  update?  Last update in dpgk.log.1 was on 29/05/2012 and no errors are
  logged in it.

  I am unable to run ubuntu-bug because the same problem prevents i from
  running to completion successfully.

  Thanks

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