Public bug reported: When I closed my update manager when it still hadn't finished its updates and reopened it, I got this error.
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/dl.google .com_linux_chrome_deb_dists_stable_main_i18n_Translation-en, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.' And then I thought I would just reinstall update manager using Ubuntu software centre but the list of software never loaded. And then I tried Synaptic package manager: E: Encountered a section with no Package: header E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/dl.google.com_linux_chrome_deb_dists_stable_main_i18n_Translation-en E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. E: _cache->open() failed, please report. And then with command line. Tried apt-get update. Reading package lists... Error! E: Encountered a section with no Package: header E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/dl.google.com_linux_chrome_deb_dists_stable_main_i18n_Translation-en E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. And then I restarted my comp hoping that would solve my problem. But, I had installed screenlet, which ran into a problem of its own. Requirements for the Screenlet are not satisfied! Use the package manager of your system to install required packages. REQUIREMENTS: python-numpy ? required, NOT INSTALLED! Now, my wireless driver is not working as well. I am just using Windows 7 to report the bug as I can't access internet using Ubuntu. More info: I am currently using Ubuntu Natty Narwhal 11.04. I am not sure about update-manager's version but I had already updated all of my softwares about 10 hours ago. (on 3-7-2011 12.00 PM GMT +8) I was just hoping the update manager would show some new software updates. I closed and reopened because it was taking a while to load. Instead when I opened it, it came up with a dialog box with the above log. ** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/805143 Title: Cannot use update manager, synaptic package manager, ubuntu software centre, or command line apt-get To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/805143/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs