login as root and try:
find /var/lib/apt/lists/ -type f \( ! -iname "lock" \) -exec rm -f {} \;after that edit your sources.list and put: deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free deb http://security.debian.org stable/updates main contrib non-free deb-src http://http.us.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free deb-src http://security.debian.org stable/updates main contrib non-free and finally: aptitude update Em qua 30 nov 2011, às 22:33:31, Nuno Magalhães escreveu: > Hi, > > I've been having these errors: > > [ ERR] Reading package lists > E: Encountered a section with no Package: header > E: Problem with MergeList > /var/lib/apt/lists/mirrors.nfsi.pt_debian_dists_squeeze_main_binary-amd64_P > ackages E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. > E: Couldn't rebuild package cache > E: Encountered a section with no Package: header > E: Problem with MergeList > /var/lib/apt/lists/mirrors.nfsi.pt_debian_dists_squeeze_main_binary-amd64_P > ackages E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. > > E: Encountered a section with no Package: header > E: Problem with MergeList > /var/lib/apt/lists/mirrors.nfsi.pt_debian_dists_squeeze_main_binary-amd64_P > ackages E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. > > ... and i can't get rid of them. I've tried different national > mirrors, different ftp.*.debian mirrors, omitting security.debian.org, > etc... They all come up with these errors or similar. I can't > safe-upgrade nor can i search. > > I've also deleted everything in /var/lib/apt/lists{/partial}, to no avail. > > Since this only happens in this almost-just-installed VM and not on a > VPS, i assume there's something borked in this aptitude? > > My current (and usual) mirror: > deb http://mirrors.nfsi.pt/debian/ squeeze main non-free contrib > deb-src http://mirrors.nfsi.pt/debian/ squeeze main non-free contrib > deb http://mirrors.nfsi.pt/debian/ squeeze-updates main contrib non-free > deb-src http://mirrors.nfsi.pt/debian/ squeeze-updates main contrib > non-free > > TIA, > Nuno -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/201112010659.31989.mcnu...@gmail.com
