Error when updating?

[ddarsow]

I get an error when trying to run update manager or Synaptic - same thing from Ubuntu Tweak as well.... I also tried to update via terminal


sudo apt-get update

and got the following error:


Reading package lists... Error!
E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_natty_main_binary-amd64_Packages
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.


Running 11.04 x64, been exclusively Ubuntu since 8.04 and never encountered this before.

[wildmanne39]

I get an error when trying to run update manager or Synaptic - same thing from Ubuntu Tweak as well.... I also tried to update via terminal


sudo apt-get update

and got the following error:


Reading package lists... Error!
E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_natty_main_binary-amd64_Packages
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.


Running 11.04 x64, been exclusively Ubuntu since 8.04 and never encountered this before.

Hi, try this

sudo rm -r /var/lib/apt/lists/* -vf


sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

[ddarsow]

Hi, try this

sudo rm -r /var/lib/apt/lists/* -vf


sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

That did it.
Thanks!

[wildmanne39]

That did it.
Thanks!Hi, your welcome.:)