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(SOLVED) help Resolving error could not initiliaze package

naren_99

Tue Oct 30, 2012 11:19:25 am

Hi,

Am using Toshiba Satelliten c640 notebook & have installed Zorin 6 was working fine till a week back while updating get a error message "Could not initiliaze the package" Please report this bug against update-manager package and include the following error message: E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise_main_binary-amd64_Packages, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

Can this be resolved woth out formating or re-installing the OS if yes how can it be done.

Thank You.

madvinegar

Tue Oct 30, 2012 11:55:13 am

Could you please run
sudo apt-get update
and post here the result?

naren_99

Wed Oct 31, 2012 11:05:33 am

below is the error

Reading package lists... Error!
W: GPG error: http://archive.ubuntu.com precise Release: The following signatures were invalid: BADSIG 40976EAF437D05B5 Ubuntu Archive Automatic Signing Key <ftpmaster@ubuntu.com>
W: GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release: The following signatures were invalid: BADSIG 12532D53BB275EE0 Launchpad PPA for Zorin OS
E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise_main_binary-amd64_Packages
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

madvinegar

Wed Oct 31, 2012 11:15:35 am

Try this in terminal
Code:
sudo apt-get  install --yes --allow-unauthenticated mate-archive-keyring

and then again
Code:
sudo apt-get update

naren_99

Fri Nov 02, 2012 1:27:59 am

Hey am getting the same error.

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

naren_99

Fri Nov 02, 2012 1:30:38 am

And when i opened the file from above path /var/... i have this

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
<html>
<head>
<title>Please wait while the login page is loaded...</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<META HTTP-EQUIV="PRAGMA" CONTENT="NO-CACHE"/>
<META HTTP-EQUIV="EXPIRES" CONTENT="-1"/>
<META HTTP-EQUIV="Refresh" CONTENT="2;URL=http://175.101.60.4/userportal/?requesturi=http%3a%2f%2farchive%2eubuntu%2ecom%2fubuntu%2fdists%2fprecise%2fmain%2fbinary%2damd64%2fPackages%2egz&ip=172%2e24%2e4%2e46&mac=00%3a22%3a3f%3a21%3a8b%3aa7&nas=reach&requestip=archive%2eubuntu%2ecom&sc=a91bb76944364fd06a036a3138f99d59">
</head>
<body>
<p align="center">Please wait...</p>
Please wait while the login page is loaded...

</body>
</html>

would this be any help in resolving the issue

Thank you.

Wolfman

Fri Nov 02, 2012 5:54:28 am

Hi,

change your software sources download location and try updating again, please see this guide:

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2247

Let us know if this helps.

Regards Wolfman :D

naren_99

Sat Nov 03, 2012 4:56:30 am

Wolfman wrote:Hi,

change your software sources download location and try updating again, please see this guide:

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2247

Let us know if this helps.

Regards Wolfman :D


Mate its done :D
sudo rm -r /var/lib/apt/lists/* this worked removed the list & updated

Thank You