Dear Sir Solved the problem by freshly downloading and installing the Lubuntu 14.04 LTS.
On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 7:52 PM, Quinn Balazs <qtbal...@gmail.com> wrote: > Remove your current mergelist with "sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/* -vf" > and then generate a new one with "sudo apt-get update". If you're still > having this issue after regenerating the lists, set the status here back > to new and attach the output of "grep -v '#' /etc/apt/sources.list". > > ** Package changed: ubuntu => apt (Ubuntu) > > ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) > Status: New => Incomplete > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1311922 > > Title: > Encountered a section with no package: header, in lubuntu 14.04 lts > > Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu: > Incomplete > > Bug description: > Hello > > I have installed Lubuntu 14.04 LTS on Intel Pentium 4 system with 1B > RAM and while updating using Apt-get update in terminal the following > massage appeared: > > Fetched 291 kB in 1min 13s (3,937 B/s) > Reading package lists... Error! > E: Encountered a section with no Package: header > E: Problem with MergeList > /var/lib/apt/lists/in.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_trusty_main_i18n_Translation-en > E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. > pranav@pranav-P4GE-MX:~$ > > Due to Lubuntu Software center, software updater and synapatic > package manager are not working. > > pranav@pranav-P4GE-MX:~$ sudo apt-get install apport > Reading package lists... Error! > E: Encountered a section with no Package: header > E: Problem with MergeList > /var/lib/apt/lists/in.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_trusty_main_i18n_Translation-en > E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. > > > Please suggest what to do to run them. > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1311922/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1311922 Title: Encountered a section with no package: header, in lubuntu 14.04 lts To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1311922/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs