ubuntu-users Digest, Vol 80, Issue 184

[Alan Pope]

On 29 April 2011 05:22, tayyabali sayyad <tayyabsayyad at gmail.com> wrote:
> i have installed ubuntu 11.04 latest version of ubuntu but wile updating
> package list i am getting following
>
> Reading package lists... Error!
> E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
> E: Problem with MergeList
> /var/lib/apt/lists/in.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_natty_main_binary-amd64_Packages
> E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
>

Probably the mirror you're using is under heavy load. Either wait or
use a different mirror.

Synaptic and Software Centre have menus in which you can change your
software sources mirror selection.

Cheers,
Al.