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pavankumar25386
April 30th, 2011, 05:04 AM
Unable to install any application... I have tried to install 'Startup manager' it is giving following error:

pavan@pavan:~$ sudo apt-get install startupmanager menu
Reading package lists... Error!
E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/packages.medibuntu.org_dists_natty_free_binary-amd64_Packages
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

When i tired to open Symantic Package manager following error displayed:

E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/packages.medibuntu.org_dists_natty_free_binary-amd64_Packages
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
E: _cache->open() failed, please report.


Please help regarding this...

cariboo
April 30th, 2011, 05:09 AM
Remove:


/var/lib/apt/lists/packages.medibuntu.org_dists_natty_free_binary-amd64_Packages

and try again.

pavankumar25386
April 30th, 2011, 05:12 AM
pavan@pavan:~$ sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/packages.medibuntu.org_dists_natty_free_binary-amd64_Packages

I have removed and tried again, i see problem is not fixed

pavan@pavan:~$ sudo apt-get install startupmanager menu
Reading package lists... Error!
E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/packages.medibuntu.org_dists_natty_non-free_binary-amd64_Packages
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

pavankumar25386
April 30th, 2011, 05:25 AM
I fixed mine by doing:

Code:

sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/*

Thnx for the suport