Cinnamon Version 3.6.7
Linux Kernel 4.13.0-41-generic
2008 Mac Pro
Everything seemed to work perfectly until i suddenly started experiencing these symptoms:
Software Manager doesn't open. Nothing happens.
Update Manager displays "Could not refresh the list of updates" at bottom of window
Driver Manager displays pop-up error message
Failed to load the package list.
This is a serious problem. Try again later. If this problem appears again, please report an error to the developers.
E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_xenial_main_binary-amd64_Packages, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.