Public bug reported: The error message that popped up was:
"Could not initialize the package information An unresolvable problem occurred while initializing the package information." The it explicitly asked me to include the following error message: 'E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/se.archive.ubuntu .com_ubuntu_dists_precise_multiverse_i18n_Translation-en, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.' More info: 1) The release of Ubuntu you are using, via 'lsb_release -rd' or System -> About Ubuntu: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS 2) The version of the package you are using, via 'apt-cache policy pkgname' or by checking in Software Center: When runnign this command in a terminal I get: "E: Encountered a section with no Package: header E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/se.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise_multiverse_i18n_Translation-en E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened." 3) What you expected to happen: I was not intending to run the update manager, it just does regularly, but lately it has had this problem. All other functions on the computer seem to be working without problem. 4) What happened instead: I am not sure when was the last update my computer managed to complete... but otherwise this generates no problem for me. ** 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/1158216 Title: Notification logo appears and update-manager is unable to run To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/1158216/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs