I found this error message when opening the computer. At first I couldn't access the internet, but now I can.
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, Eroblem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-security_restricted_binary-amd64_Packages, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.'
This usually means that your installed packages have unmet dependencies.
So, after reading this, I ran apt-get check:
lyn@lynslinux:~$ apt-get check
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13: Permission denied)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), are you root?
[B]Questions:[B] 1. What do I do to correct this problem?
2. Do I have to create a root account and sign
in as root?
I am a Linux beginner, so spell out all the steps! Thanks!
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