i cant update or install anything. i have started update manager and i got an error. then i tried to update through terminal and got this:
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way of fixing this?
This happened completely randomly. One day, my synaptic and update manager is working fine and the next day, I open one of them and get a error window that doesn't say anything (no details on the error). So, i tried the terminal, sudo apt-get update, and this message shows:
Reading package lists... Error!
E: Problem parsing dependency Depends
E: Error occurred while processing lib�tartup-notificamion0-dev (NewVersion1)
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_karmic_main_binary-i386_Packages
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
I get an error when trying to run update manager or Synaptic - same thing from Ubuntu Tweak as well. I also tried to update via terminal
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I have Ubuntu 11.0 installed.It is giving following error during update:
'E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, Eroblem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca_ubuntu_dists_natty_main _binary-i386_Packages, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.'
E: Read error - read (0: Success)
E: Problem closing the gzip file /var/lib/dpkg/status - close (0: Success)
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
I keep getting this messageCould not initialize the package informationAn unresolvable problem occurred while initializing the package information.Please report this bug against the 'update-manager' package and include the following error message:'E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, Eroblem with MergeList var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_natty_main_bina ry-i386_Packages, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.'
View 2 Replies View RelatedLooks like my package manager was severely screwed. Any package manager-related command I try to run results in the following message in the console:
Code:
E: Read error - read (5: Input/output error)
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
Anything - aptitude, apt-get.
I removed all my sources.lists, I tried running apt-cache clean It didn't help. This is really serious. Not only am I unable to do anything with packages (update, remove, install), but the machine is really slow because of this.
i have this error and i cant open synaptic pakage manager
Code:
sudo apt-fast update
Code:
kato@kato-G31M-ES2L:~$ sudo apt-fast update
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com maverick-security Release.gpg
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-security/main Translation-en
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look here what this suppost to mean ?
Code:
Reading package lists... Error!
E: Problem parsing dependency Depends
E: Error occurred while processing python-glade2 (NewVersion2)
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/dpkg/status
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
I have not ran into this before. I did a new install of 10,04 and was adding programs. Then software center and Synaptic stopped working. error message said it was most likely due to unmet dependencies. I googled fixs which most all ran some sort of "apt-get" command. I can't run those because as soon as it gets to "Reading package lists", I get this error.Read error - read (5: Input/output error)The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened
View 2 Replies View RelatedThis is a error with my ubuntu 10.4 when I try to update it.
E: Dynamic MMap ran out of room. Please increase the size of APT::Cache-Limit. Current value: 25165824. (man 5 apt.conf)
E: Error occurred while processing bomberclone (NewFileDesc2)
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.offensive-security.com_dists_pwnsauce_universe_binary-i386_Packages
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
E: _cache->open() failed, please report.
W: Duplicate sources.list entry Index of /ubuntu lucid/partner Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/archive.canonical.com_ubuntu_dists_lucid_partner_b inary-i386_Packages)
W: Unable to munmap
I'm running ubuntu 9.04 and was happy because I finally got the screen resolution to be a good size, but now I can't update anything or even upgrade ubuntu.The message I get is
Quote:
Could Not Initialize Package Information
An unresolvable problem occured while initializing the package information.Please report this bug against the 'update-manager' package and include the following error message:
'E:Unable to parse package file /var/lib/dpkg/status (1), E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.'
I've also had issues with installing new programs (specifically tried Boxee (64bit ver) and Last.fm Scrobbler), but was thinking these issues might be related to the updage-manager error.
When I am opening the synaptic manager its showing the following error:
E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_natty_main_binary-i386_Packages
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
E: _cache->open() failed, please report.
So How can I open it?
When I do 'sudo apt-get update' I get
Sources
Reading package lists... Error!
E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/mirror.cs.umn.edu_ubuntu_dists_jaunty_universe_bin ary-i386_Packages
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
I am trying to update my system using synaptic but it always end with the error while reloading the package lists
Release file expired, ignoring [url] (invalid since 12d 5h 39min 10s)
I am using Debian squeeze amd64 gnome 2.30.2
Synaptic showing the error.
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I always get these:
-Reading package lists... Error!
- when trying to install through Terminal.
And my Software Center doesnt work.
I want small facebook tab like widget on my desktop.It is available in kubuntu.Is there any way to create it??I should be able to view updates,update my status etc
View 1 Replies View RelatedI would like to install svn, but I am unable to install. sudo apt-get update gives me :
Ign file: eeepc Release.gpg
Ign file:/home/user/packages/ eeepc/main Translation-en
Ign file:/home/user/packages/ eeepc/main Translation-en_US
Ign file: eeepc Release
Ign file: eeepc/main amd64 Packages
Err file: eeepc/main amd64 Packages
File not found
W: Failed to fetch file:/home/user/packages/dists/eeepc/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
File not found
E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
sudo apt-get install apache2 gives me :
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package apache2
I have just upgraded to Lucid on Ubuntu. I am a long time Pidgin user. I tried using Empathy with Gwibber, but I can't get Gwibber to update my IM status(es) in Empathy, so I want to go back to using Pidgin. (Additionally, I can't get Skype to work with Empathy.)I installed pidgin-microblog and pidgin-mbpurple, and they allow me to view my Twitter feed in Pidgin and update my Twitter status in Pidgin. However, in Karmic, I was also able to specify certain "status availabilities" (one named "Twitter-Available" and one named "Twitter-Away", for instance) to have the IM status message for these statuses become populated with my Twitter feed. This capability seems missing in pidgin-mbpurple in Lucid (and it seems to be the only thing missing from Karmic).
Is there a way to have pidgin-mbpurple update certain "status availabilities" in Lucid (and I'm just missing something) or is this no longer possible?Equivalently, is it possible to have Gwibber update my status message in Empathy? (I just want to be able to update my status once on one of my three computers - and have it propagate to all my other accounts (IM and social networking) and computers).
when I try to apt-get upgrade system or install a new package in synaptic or terminal, I see this:
Code:
dpkg: ../../../lib/dpkg/dump.c:250: w_status: Assertion `pigp->trigpend_head' failed.
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg exited unexpectedly
So, before I have a problem - Synaptic opened, told that /var/lib/dpkg/status don't exist, in the web I read that sudo cp /var/lib/dpkg/status-old /var/lib/dpkg/
I remember seeing a thread a while back in which it was stated and a way given to defrag or compress the database that is read before any install is done (forgot the name of the database or where said files are located), but I was wondering if anyone remembers this or has the script that did the defraging available. It made the "reading database" portion of an install zip through rather quickly especially helpful if you have quite a bit installed.
View 2 Replies View RelatedFairly new install of 11.04, installed from CD I burned from ISO. It's been updating fine up to now but all of a sudden started giving these errors. This is from Terminal sudo apt-get update attempt:
Code:
Reading package lists... Error!
E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_natty-updates_main_binary-i386_Packages
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
Plan of action?
I am unable to update any package due to some error in acroread:
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 318647 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace acroread 9.3.3-1lucid1 (using .../acroread_9.3.4-1lucid1_amd64.deb) ...
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I'm having an issue when I'm trying to install SuSE linux onto my desktop.I go through all the steps and everything looks okay, but when it starts to install the packages, I get an error message that basically says:kernel.desktop - unable to install, exit status 127.I have a ATI X1950 video card in the computer, as well as a AMD 64 FX CPU in the system.
View 7 Replies View RelatedI cannot update package information in Synaptic Package Manager. In terminal window it shows inability to connect to 10.3.2.1:8080 (http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/lucid etc). If I point to this url in my browser I can access the files.
View 8 Replies View RelatedAfter I upgraded from KDE 4.5 to KDE 4.6 I ran into a problem with changing the the status of different repoes from enabled to disabled, and vice versa. As I only did a desktop upgrade it is perhaps just a coincidence and hence the problem may be related to something different. But in any case, if I tick or untick the 'enable' or 'disable' option within the Yast module Software Repositories for the repo I wish to activate or deactivate, nothing happens. Deleting and readding the repoes has no effect, neither has rebuilding the rpm db or zypper refresh. I'm not very familiar with the command-line for these operations so I am grateful if anyone could give me a hint on what to try next.
View 6 Replies View Relatedafter alot of work with my system, I've gotten most of it working It's a Toshiba C655-S5049 with a Atheros AR9285 Wireless card, so lots of fun getting that to work, anyway I'm trying to update my system, and it wont update, if I try update manager it won't do it because it's dealing with restricted drivers, and if I try in terminal I get E: Unable to locate package updateAnyway, any suggestions? I've been trying to work this out, and it's getting annoying. The key Drivers that I'm also looking for are, Video:Intel 4500M HD Integrated with Dynamic Sharing Audio:IntelAudio device: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03) Also, does anyone happen to know how well battlefield 2 will run in wine? it ran pretty good on windows, just wondering how it will do in ubuntu.
View 1 Replies View RelatedI have been trying to apt-get update and it fails :
sudo apt-get update -o Acquire::http::No-Cache=True
Ign http://dl.google.com stable InRelease
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com natty InRelease
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com natty InRelease
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i am using a 64-bit machine. i have juggled between the us server, main server, and a few other servers also....still it fails.
i tried deleting everything in /var/cache/apt/archives/ ....was of no use.
I have encounter this problem, one thing i had done is, increase the cache size. But still this problem occur. adibmobile@empatbelas:~$ sudo apt-get check Reading package lists.Error!
E: Dynamic MMap ran out of room. Please increase the size of APT::Cache-Limit. Current value: 8388608. (man 5 apt.conf).
E: Error occurred while processing libnotify0.4-cil (NewVersion1).
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists[URL].._ubuntu_dists_lucid_universe_ binary-i386_Packages.
W: Unable to munmap.
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
Ubuntu 10.04, update manager: the package "libmyth-perl" shows up, but is greyed. I have purged all myth-tv (assuming this package belongs there) from my system, but I am unable to remove this package from the update manager.
View 2 Replies View RelatedI'm running ubuntu 11.04 from minimal with unity 2D on my eeepc T91mt.
Worked fine for ages, ran an update and now I get the following error message when using the updater:
"Could not initialise the package information
An unresolvable problem occurred while initialising the package information.
Please report this bug for the 'update-manager' package and try to include the following error message:
I get a similar message when running sudo apt-get update in terminal.
