Comment 105 for bug 346386
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| David Parry (d-dry-parry) wrote Re: [Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with "Encountered a section with no Package: header" | #105 |
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David Parry
On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 3:25 AM, Chris Hunt <email address hidden> wrote:
> Brian
> Thanks for this.
> When I go to delete the file I don’t have permission.
> Why is that, can you help.
> Thanks
> Chris Hunt
>
>
> On 10/10/12 22:17, Brian Murray wrote:
>> ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu Precise)
>> Status: Confirmed => Fix Committed
>>
>> ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu Precise)
>> Importance: Undecided => High
>>
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> Title:
> [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with "Encountered a
> section with no Package: header"
>
> Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
> Fix Released
> Status in “apt” source package in Natty:
> Fix Released
> Status in “apt” source package in Precise:
> Fix Committed
> Status in “apt” package in Debian:
> Fix Released
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: adept-updater
>
> Pertinent data printed when attempting to run Updater as follows:
>
> An 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, E:Problem with
> MergeList /var/lib/
> .com_ubuntu_
> package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.'
>
> WORKAROUND:
> Remove problematic files from /var/lib/apt/lists/ and rerun apt-get update.
>
> In the event that one is connected to a network with a proxy server
> that returns html pages (like a web page requesting you to login) and
> not package list files. Those html files will get downloaded to
> /var/lib/apt/lists/ and prevent someone from using a package manager
> until the problem html pages are removed.
>
> TEST CASE:
> 1) download the dummy-proxy attachment from this bug report
> 2) run dummy-proxy (python dummy-proxy) on a precise system (this simulates a proxy that is not allowing access to archive.ubuntu.com and gives you garbage html instead)
> 3) Execute 'http://
> 4) Observe the following error messages in your terminal:
> W: GPG error: http://
> W: Failed to fetch http://
> W: Failed to fetch gzip:/var/
> 5) Stop dummy-proxy
> 6) Execute 'sudo apt-get update' in a terminal
> 7) Observe the following error message:
> Reading package lists... Done
> W: GPG error: http://
> 8) Remove the problematic files in /var/lib/apt/lists (sudo rm /var/lib/
>
> Install apt from -proposed
> 1) run dummy-proxy (python dummy-proxy) on a precise system (this simulates a proxy that is not allowing access to archive.ubuntu.com and gives you garbarge html instead)
> 2) Execute 'http://
> 3) Observe the following error messages in your terminal:
> W: A error occurred during the signature verification. The repository is not updated and the previous index files will be used. GPG error: http:// archive.ubuntu.com precise Release: The following signatures were invalid: NODATA 1 NODATA 2
> W: Failed to fetch http://
> W: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
> 4) Stop dummy-proxy
> 5) Execute 'sudo apt-get update' in a terminal
> 6) Observe the update succeed
>
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