Public bug reported: Could not initialise the package information There seem to be similar bug reports, but I didn't see this exactly duplicated .....
An unresolvable problem occurred while initialising the package information. Please report this bug for the 'update-manager' package and try to include the following error message: 'E:Problem parsing dependency Depends, E:Error occurred while processing ubuntu-vm-builder (NewVersion1), E:Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/gb.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_lucid- updates_universe_binary-i386_Packages, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.' Ubuntu 10.04 LTS - the Lucid Lynx update-manager: Installed: 1:0.134.11 Candidate: 1:0.134.11 Version table: *** 1:0.134.11 0 500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 1:0.134.7 0 500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages After error message and following reboot the system loaded into initramfs. Error solved by using recovery mode ** 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/858514 Title: Please report this bug for the 'update-manager' package To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/858514/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs