[colug-432] Was Problem with MergeList

[tom]

On 01/26/2014 01:54 AM, Jeff Frontz wrote:
> Did you already try clearing the cache? Something like this: 
> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/debian-ubuntu-linux-clear-the-package-cache/
>
> Jeff
>
> On Jan 25, 2014, at 20:57, tom <thomas.w.cranston at gmail.com 
> <mailto:thomas.w.cranston at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>> LinuxMint 14
>> ~ $ sudo apt-get install rtorrent
>> Reading package lists... Error!
>> E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
>> E: Problem with MergeList
>> /var/lib/apt/lists/packages.linuxmint.com 
>> <http://packages.linuxmint.com>_dists_nadia_import_i18n_Translation-en
>> E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
>>
>>
>>
>>
No. I was getting "No address associated with host name" from the Update 
Manager. I thought the problem was on Mint's or Ubuntu's end and waited 
a few days. Tried again getting same result. Got the same message with 
apt-get. There was a closed thread having no solution at Ubuntu Forums. 
There was a lot of hoo haw on the web about router settings. I connected 
my laptop directly to the cable that comes in my house from my isp. I 
was still getting the same message. Router was not the problem.

I  took another look at the message from the Update manager:

E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList 
/var/lib/apt/lists/packages.linuxmint.com_dists_nadia_import_i18n_Tra 
nslation-en
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
E: _cache->open() failed, please report.

I thought maybe the MergeList could be it. I posted "Problem with 
MergeList" to Ubuntu Forms with almost immediate response. (I sometimes 
take the shotgun approach to posting problems as I might not get a 
reply. Do I wait a few days and then post to the next place, etc.)

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2201760

We most often see this as a result of a corrupted control file.
Try this:
terminal codes:
Code:

sudo rm -fr /var/lib/apt/lists
sudo mkdir -pv /var/lib/apt/lists/partial
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

That worked. I had presence of mind to rename and save 
/var/lib/apt/lists somewhere else in case there was trouble.

Thanks for the reply.

Tom



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