I am receiving the following error: sudo aptitude update
... Fetched 548kB in 1s (498kB/s) Reading package lists... Error! E: Encountered a section with no Package: header E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_lenny_updates_main_binary-i386_Packages 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/security.debian.org_dists_lenny_updates_main_binary-i386_Packages E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. Current status: 0 new [-19]. E: Encountered a section with no Package: header E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_lenny_updates_main_binary-i386_Packages E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. /var/lib/apt/lists$ ls -l total 4828 -rw-r----- 1 root root 0 2011-12-03 21:54 lock drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2011-12-03 22:03 partial -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1870959 2011-12-03 12:37 security.debian.org_debian-security_dists_lenny_updates_main_binary-i386_Packages -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 480423 2011-12-03 12:36 security.debian.org_debian-security_dists_lenny_updates_main_source_Sources -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 92374 2011-12-03 12:43 security.debian.org_debian-security_dists_lenny_updates_Release -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 836 2011-12-03 12:43 security.debian.org_debian-security_dists_lenny_updates_Release.gpg -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1870959 2011-12-03 12:37 security.debian.org_dists_lenny_updates_main_binary-i386_Packages -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 480423 2011-12-03 12:36 security.debian.org_dists_lenny_updates_main_source_Sources -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 92374 2011-12-03 12:43 security.debian.org_dists_lenny_updates_Release -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 836 2011-12-03 12:43 security.debian.org_dists_lenny_updates_Release.gpg -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 2011-12-03 22:03 updates.vmd.citrix.com_XenServer_5.6.100_debian_dists_lenny_main_binary-i386_Packages -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 2011-12-03 22:03 updates.vmd.citrix.com_XenServer_5.6.100_debian_dists_lenny_main_source_Sources -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2239 2011-12-03 22:03 updates.vmd.citrix.com_XenServer_5.6.100_debian_dists_lenny_Release -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 197 2011-12-03 22:03 updates.vmd.citrix.com_XenServer_5.6.100_debian_dists_lenny_Release.gpg I have tried: sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/* -vf aptitude update AND sudo mv /var/lib/dpkg/status /var/lib/dpkg/status-RENAMED sudo cp /var/lib/dpkg/status-old /var/lib/dpkg/status sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade AND reduced my sources.list file to: deb http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main deb-src http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main But am still receiving the same error. Please help. -skywalker
