Thank you, appreciated. On 6 September 2012 20:36, Launchpad Bug Tracker <346...@bugs.launchpad.net>wrote:
> This bug was fixed in the package apt - 0.9.7.5ubuntu2 > > --------------- > apt (0.9.7.5ubuntu2) quantal; urgency=low > > Merged from lp:~donkult/apt/experimental: > > [ David Kalnischkies ] > * apt-pkg/contrib/strutl.cc: > - support \n and \r\n line endings in ReadMessages > > [ Michael Vogt ] > * lp:~mvo/apt/webserver-simulate-broken-with-fix346386: > - merge fix for LP: #346386 > > > Merged from http://bzr.debian.org/bzr/apt/apt/debian-sid: > > [ David Kalnischkies ] > * apt-pkg/cdrom.cc: > - copy only configured translation files from a CD-ROM and not all > available translation files preventing new installs with d-i from > being initialized with all translations (Closes: #678227) > - handle Components in the reduction for the source.list as multi-arch > CDs > otherwise create duplicated source entries (e.g. "wheezy main main") > * apt-pkg/packagemanager.cc: > - unpack versions only in case a different version from the package > is currently in unpack state to recover from broken system states > (like different file in M-A:same package and other dpkg errors) > and avoid re-unpack otherwise (Closes: #670900) > * debian/control: > - let libapt-pkg break apt < 0.9.4 to ensure that the installed http- > method supports the new redirection-style, thanks to Raphael Geissert > for reporting & testing (Closes: #685192) > * doc/apt_preferences.5.xml: > - use the correct interval (x <= P < y) for pin value documentation as > these are the intervals used by the code (Closes: #685989) > * apt-pkg/indexcopy.cc: > - do not create duplicated flat-archive CD-ROM sources for foreign > architectures on multi-arch CD-ROMs > - do not warn about files which have a record in the Release file, but > are not present on the CD to mirror the behavior of the other methods > and to allow uncompressed indexes to be dropped without scaring users > -- Michael Vogt <michael.v...@ubuntu.com> Tue, 04 Sep 2012 15:42:09 > +0200 > > ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) > Status: Triaged => Fix Released > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a > duplicate bug report (1000848). > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346386 > > Title: > [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with "Encountered a > section with no Package: header" > > Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu: > Fix Released > Status in “apt” source package in Natty: > Fix Released > Status in “apt” package in Debian: > Fix Released > > Bug description: > Binary package hint: adept-updater > > Pertinent data printed when attempting to run Updater as follows: > > 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/us.archive.ubuntu > .com_ubuntu_dists_intrepid_universe_binary-amd64_Packages, E:The > package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.' > > WORKAROUND: > Remove problematic files from /var/lib/apt/lists/ and rerun apt-get > update. > > In the event that one is connected to a network with a proxy server > that returns html pages (like a web page requesting you to login) and > not package list files. Those html files will get downloaded to > /var/lib/apt/lists/ and prevent someone from using a package manager > until the problem html pages are removed. > > TEST CASE: > 1) Ensure /etc/apt/sources.list points to archive.ubuntu.com > 2) Setup proxy server to block access to archive.ubuntu.com and return > something like http://people.canonical.com/~brian/tmp/not-packages.html > 3) Execute 'sudo apt-get update' in a terminal > 4) Observe the following: > 'E: Encountered a section with no Package: header > E: Problem with MergeList > /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_natty_main_binary-amd64_Packages > E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.' > 5) Try 'apt-cache policy apt' and be sad that it doesn't work > 6) run 'sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/*Packages' to clear the error. > > With the proposed package installed repeat steps 1 to 3. > 4) Observe the following: > ''Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric InRelease [189 B] > Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric InRelease > E: GPG error: http://archive.ubuntu.com oneiric InRelease: The > following signatures were invalid: NODATA 1 NODATA 2' > 5) Try 'apt-cache policy apt' and be happy that it works > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/346386/+subscriptions > -- Tadhg McSherry, Westbury, Newtown, Bonnettstown, Co. 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