I cannot refresh the list of packages.
I am told:
E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/ppa.launchpad.net_aims_sagemath_ubuntu_dists_quantal_main_i18n_Translation-en
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
E: _cache->open() failed, please report.
I would be happy to remove sagemath because one can now use it in its cloud.
However when I "sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:sagemath"
I get : "Cannot access PPA (https://launchpad.net/api/1.0/~sagemath/+archive/ppa) to get PPA information, please check your internet connection."
But internet is up, I'm writing this....................
When I "sudo aptitude purge sage"
I get:
[ ERR] Reading package lists
E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/ppa.launchpad.net_aims_sagemath_ubuntu_dists_quantal_main_i18n_Translation-en
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
[ ERR] Reading package lists
E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/ppa.launchpad.net_aims_sagemath_ubuntu_dists_quantal_main_i18n_Translation-en
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
I don't know how to proceed.
Many thanks for your help
Jerry
sagemath broke aptitude
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Re: sagemath broke aptitude
https://launchpad.net/~sagemath/+archiv ... %3Bq%3D0.8
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https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SAGE
Your links: ppa selections..
http://www.sagemath.org/download-linux.html
--the install process..
https://launchpad.net/~aims/+archive/sagemath
--this is the file set(s) available from that ppa
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https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SAGE
Your links: ppa selections..
http://www.sagemath.org/download-linux.html
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apt-add-repository -y ppa:aims/sagemath
apt-get update
apt-get install sagemath-upstream-binary
https://launchpad.net/~aims/+archive/sagemath
--this is the file set(s) available from that ppa
Re: sagemath broke aptitude
Thanks for the answer. I noticed that there were some complaints on the web that
sagemath is no longer an application for people to install if they don't already have it.
About my problem, I would like to remove sagemath from my system and get my usual updates of other programs.
Do you think that if I removed aims-sagemath-quantal.list and aims-sagemath-quantal.list.save from /etc/apt/sources.list.d/
that aptitude would be able to update other programs?
I think it is a failing of the system that one program's problems brings the whole system down.
Thanks again,
Jerry
sagemath is no longer an application for people to install if they don't already have it.
About my problem, I would like to remove sagemath from my system and get my usual updates of other programs.
Do you think that if I removed aims-sagemath-quantal.list and aims-sagemath-quantal.list.save from /etc/apt/sources.list.d/
that aptitude would be able to update other programs?
I think it is a failing of the system that one program's problems brings the whole system down.
Thanks again,
Jerry