What happened and more importantly, how to I fix this? I haven't been doing anything risky or exotic.ERROR###ERROR###ERROR###ERROR###ERROR###ERROR###ERROR
E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_quantal_main_i18n_Translation-en, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
Cannot Update Mint14 [Solved]
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Cannot Update Mint14 [Solved]
My software update utility is failing. I get the following errors:
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i7 3770, 12GB of ram, 256GB SSD, 64GB SSD, 750GB HDD, 1TB HDD, Cinnamon.
Re: Cannot Update Mint14
So try this, open a terminal and type (or copy):
Then try and update again. If it makes things worse you can revert to the original situation with:
Reverting to the original situation won't make things work of course, it just means we have to think again.
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sudo mv /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_quantal_main_i18n_Translation-en /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_quantal_main_i18n_Translation-en.old
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sudo mv /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_quantal_main_i18n_Translation-en.old /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_quantal_main_i18n_Translation-en
Re: Cannot Update Mint14
No go on that. The first command id not make anything worse, I just get the same errors.
i7 3770, 12GB of ram, 256GB SSD, 64GB SSD, 750GB HDD, 1TB HDD, Cinnamon.
Re: Cannot Update Mint14
So reset things with the second command I gave and then run:
From a terminal and post the result here.
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sudo apt-get update
Re: Cannot Update Mint14
Found the solution over in Ubuntu's forums. I used this command and it fixed my problem:
Thank you very much for you willingness to help
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sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/* -vf && sudo apt-get update
i7 3770, 12GB of ram, 256GB SSD, 64GB SSD, 750GB HDD, 1TB HDD, Cinnamon.
Re: Cannot Update Mint14
Looks like this was caused by my turning off my modem but not turning off my WiFi base station. Apparently if Update Manager looks for updates while connected to a wifi base station that is not connected to the Internet bad things happen. It is a known bug.
http://osdir.com/ml/ubuntu-bugs/2012-12/msg01738.html
http://osdir.com/ml/ubuntu-bugs/2012-12/msg01738.html
i7 3770, 12GB of ram, 256GB SSD, 64GB SSD, 750GB HDD, 1TB HDD, Cinnamon.