update error in 11.04

[Nils Kassube]

Dave Stevens wrote:
> I was running package updates and had to interrupt the process. Now
> when I try to repeat this process I get the message below:
> 
> 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_natty_partner_b
> inary- i386_Packages, E:The package lists or status file could not be
> parsed or opened.'
> 
> I don't know who to report this to - who is responsible for
> package-manager

Try the command

ubuntu-bug update-manager

in a terminal.

> and also don't know how to reinitialize package
> manager to make it work again.

I don't know if this would help (haven't seen that error message before) 
but you could try these commands

sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get install -f

in a terminal.


Nils