Error is occurring in initiation of updates,

[mahboob218]

hi everyone

i have ubuntu 12.04 and the following error is occurring before the updates get install ,,

''E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise-backports_universe_i18n_Translation-en, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.''


how i can fix this problem

help me

[fantab]

From Terminal run:


sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/* -vf
sudo apt-get update

[mahboob218]

thanks ''fantab'' your idea was helpful