(solved) not able to system update

[nalsdixit]

i have not been able to update the system using

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

i have been hitting the same issue for the last 4 days or so

Reading package lists... Error!
E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_testing_contrib_i18n_Translation-en%5fUS
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

while i have waited for debian to sort it out, the fact i still get the same issue after 4-5 days, makes me wonder if i need to tweak something else as well

tks

nals

[dawgdoc]

Your problem probably stems from the server troubles Mint was having a few days ago. Run this terminal command

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

followed by

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sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

and you should be set. (You can find other references to this fix by searching for header.)

[nalsdixit]

thank you dawgdoc

your suggestion did the job, system is fully updated now

nals