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[ubuntu] Update Manager Not Working

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http://ubuntuforums.org – An unusual situation has happened to my computer. There seems to be a bug with the "update-manger" package. When I click on the "Software Up to Date" botton, I get the following error message: <<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/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise_multive rs (Hardware)

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Submitted by xskl on 08/18/2012 – Made popular on 08/18/2012

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Hello,

After relocating from the US to Ireland I have encountered the following error message when attempting to update my system using Update Manager:

"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

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/in.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise_multiverse_binary-i386_Packages, E:

Hi,

The update manager was failing with

"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/cz.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_natty_main_i18n _Translation-en,

Trying to upgrade 21 weeks 1 day ago

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/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_natty_main_binary-i386_Packages, E:The package l

Possible Duplicate: How do I fix a “Problem with MergeList” error when trying to do an update?

I found this error message when opening the computer.

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/www.bashterritory.com_pytube_releases_en, E:The package lists or status fi

Whenever I open Update Manager, the following message is displayed:

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/archive.ubuntu.c

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/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-security_restricted_binary-amd64_Packag