Ubuntu上更新出错的解决方法。

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=10606904 http://www.ithowto.ro/2008/10/howto-increase-apt-gets-cache-limit/
Question:

Can't install updates

Every time i try to run update manager i get an error saying

'E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with
MergeList
/var/lib/apt/lists/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_maverick-security_main_binary-i386_Packages,
E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.'

i've also been getting an error while trying to open Synaptic Package Manager saying

E: Encountered a section with no Package: header

E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_maverick-security_main_binary-i386_Packages

E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

E: _cache->open() failed, please report.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Solution:

Re: Can't install updates

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The error suggests that there is some problem with the list files which store the repository information.

Quote:

E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_maverick-security_main_binary-i386_Packages E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

So, backup your existing list directory and re-create one.

Code:

sudo mv /var/lib/apt/lists /var/lib/apt/lists.bad

Code:

sudo apt-get update

Hope there shouldn't be any errors afterwards.

Quote:

Originally Posted by TexasRussian You can use the update and upgrade commands, this will update ubuntu but not as sufficiently as the update manager would.

Whereas I think apt-get is far more superior and lot less buggy than Update Manager at the moment. Things will improve I hope