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    update manager error

    when i try to install or update anything from update manager of terminal i receive the following error

    PHP Code:
    Reading package lists... Error!
    EEncountered a section with no Packageheader
    E
    Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/sa.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_jaunty-updates_restricted_binary-i386_Packages 
    any idea how to reslove this issue

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    Re: update manager error

    Look in your sources list for a bad source?
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    Re: update manager error

    Quote Originally Posted by Shadow121 View Post
    Look in your sources list for a bad source?
    ty for replying i don't know which one is a bad source

    my sources list

    #deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 9.04 _Jaunty Jackalope_ - Release i386 (20090420.1)]/ jaunty main restricted
    # See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
    # newer versions of the distribution.

    deb http://sa.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty main restricted
    deb-src http://sa.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty main restricted

    ## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
    ## distribution.
    deb http://sa.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-updates main restricted
    deb-src http://sa.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-updates main restricted

    ## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
    ## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any
    ## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
    deb http://sa.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty universe
    deb-src http://sa.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty universe
    deb http://sa.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-updates universe
    deb-src http://sa.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-updates universe

    ## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
    ## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
    ## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
    ## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
    ## security team.
    deb http://sa.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty multiverse
    deb-src http://sa.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty multiverse
    deb http://sa.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-updates multiverse
    deb-src http://sa.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-updates multiverse

    ## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
    ## repository.
    ## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
    ## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
    ## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
    ## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
    ## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
    # deb http://sa.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-backports main restricted universe multiverse
    # deb-src http://sa.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-backports main restricted universe multiverse

    ## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
    ## 'partner' repository.
    ## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the
    ## respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users.
    # deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu jaunty partner
    # deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu jaunty partner

    deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jaunty-security main restricted
    deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jaunty-security main restricted
    deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jaunty-security universe
    deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jaunty-security universe
    deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jaunty-security multiverse
    deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jaunty-security multiverse

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    Re: update manager error

    They look fine. Have you added any custom ones?
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    Re: update manager error

    Quote Originally Posted by Shadow121 View Post
    They look fine. Have you added any custom ones?
    no i did not add a custom ones the last application i installed was x-sensors

    and when i tried to remove it i couldn't maybe its the one causing this issue

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    Re: update manager error

    System>Admin>Software sources>Third party tab. Uncheck them all and try out the update again.
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    Re: update manager error

    Quote Originally Posted by Shadow121 View Post
    System>Admin>Software sources>Third party tab. Uncheck them all and try out the update again.
    nothing checked from third party tab
    Last edited by ctrlmd; May 25th, 2009 at 04:47 AM.

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    Re: update manager error

    Ok i did something else to solve this issue

    i uncheck all the selection on UBUNTU SOFTWARE

    then i tried to update after updating which didn't update anything it just display [Reading package lists... Done]

    then i check them all on UBUNTU SOFTWARE and i update it and it works fine


    thanks shadow121 for helping

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    Re: update manager error

    No problem, glad you got it
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