On Mon, 27 Feb 2012 18:59:49 +0000, Alan Chandler wrote: > I just tried to do an aptitude update on my Debian squeeze server. > > I get error message like ... > > E: Encounted a section with no Package: header > E: The problem with MergeList > /var/lib/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_stable_updates_main_binary-amd64-Packages > E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened > E: Couldn't rebuild the package cache. > > I tried deleting all the files in /var/lib/apt/lists/ > > and trying again, but it just repeated the message
After removing the files, did you try to "apt-get update" first? > Is this a glitch with the security.debian.org files today - or something > more serious. > > After this message occurs, you can't do anything other than close > aptitude. > > I tried Cancel Pending Actions (from the Actions menu) and got a > segfault in aptitude. > > Anyone else seeing anything like this? Not here but I'm using wheezy... Maybe a temporary issue, is it still present? :-? Greetings, -- Camaleón -- 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/jiip0q$4vb$6...@dough.gmane.org
