[clug] apt-get problem

Owen rcook at pcug.org.au
Mon Sep 22 12:00:20 GMT 2008


> On my eeepc I get this when trying to do an upgrade:
>
> /home/user> sudo apt-get upgrade
> Reading package lists... Error!
> E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
> E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/dpkg/status
> E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
>
>
> The status files does not exist.  How do I rebuild it?


This may help http://wiki.eeeuser.com/howto:unable_to_tparse


Owen



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