Public bug reported: Binary package hint: apt
apt-get, Synaptic Add/Remove and Update Manager all affected by what seems to be the same problem - An unresolvable problem occurred while initialising the package information. Please report this bug against the 'update-manager' package and include the following error message: 'E:Problem parsing dependency Suggests, E:Error occurred while processing openoffice.org (NewVersion1), E:Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/gb.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_gutsy_main_binary- i386_Packages, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.' ... is what I get when trying to use Update, and apt-get update gives the same response. This bug seems to have been found previously (Bug#115087), but has been un-resolved. Duplicate bugs are also ended with system re-installs or no further input. User 'Wousser' has suggested a couple of fixes for the issue in other reports, but neither have worked for me:- $ sudo rm /var/cache/apt/*.bin $ sudo apt-get update or: $ sudo dpkg --configure -a $ sudo apt-get install -f $ sudo apt-get update In the previously mentioned Bug Report, 'Michael Vogt' asked for results to these commands:- $ sudo dpkg --configure -a seems to work, just asks for p/w and gives no result, new command line. $ sudo apt-get install -f Reading package lists... Error! E: Problem parsing dependency Suggests E: Error occurred while processing openoffice.org (NewVersion1) E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/gb.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_gutsy_main_binary-i386_Packages E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. $ sudo apt-get update goes through the repos, then: Reading package lists... Error! E: Problem parsing dependency Suggests E: Error occurred while processing openoffice.org (NewVersion1) E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/gb.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_gutsy_main_binary-i386_Packages E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. Also asked for is a copy of file /var/lib/dpkg/status, which i'll try to figure out how to attach in another post. Hope you can help ** Affects: apt (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- apt-get & Update Manager 'Problem parsing dependency suggests' https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/174165 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs