problem with apt-get update binary AMD64 packages

sigma957 · 05-23-2016, 12:20 PM

Trying to update and I get this error:

Code:

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

These are the lines from my sources.list

Code:

deb http://ftp.uwsg.indiana.edu/linux/debian/ testing main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.uwsg.indiana.edu/linux/debian/ testing main contrib non-free

ondoho · 05-23-2016, 04:12 PM

which command generated the error?
is that the complete output?

kiyop · 05-31-2016, 03:52 PM

I found
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...38#post5415838
by 1 minute searching.

I wonder if /var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.uwsg.indiana.edu_linux_debian_dists_testing_main_binary-amd64_Package is damaged.
How about executing the following with root privilege?

Code:

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