Bug 359493

Summary:	Failure to start
Product:	[Unmaintained] apper	Reporter:	Jorum <jorumgamma>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Daniel Nicoletti <dantti12>
Status:	RESOLVED UNMAINTAINED
Severity:	normal
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Jorum 2016-02-17 11:24:59 UTC

Hi every one, I am using Mint 17.3 sara x64 with a KDE desktop but my software manager does  not start when i launch it, when i try getting packages from the konsole(terminal) using apt-get, it gives me these errors;
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_trusty_multiverse_i18n_Translation-en
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

Neither can i update, upgrade or purge any application on my mint, even when i use dpkg command, the errors persist . I'm really tired of this, i need help.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.launch the terminal
2.type "apt-get upgrade"
3.press the enter key

Actual Results:  
i received these errors below;
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_trusty_multiverse_i18n_Translation-en
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

Expected Results:  
upgrade the system

dell inspiron.1525

Comment 1 Justin Zobel 2021-03-09 01:00:03 UTC

Thank you for the bug report.

As this report hasn't seen any changes in 5 years or more, we ask if you can please confirm that the issue still persists.

If this bug is no longer persisting or relevant please change the status to resolved.

Comment 2 Christoph Cullmann 2025-06-10 18:22:46 UTC

This project is unfortunately no longer maintained.

If a new maintainer wants to step up and take care, the project is archived here:

https://invent.kde.org/system/apper

You can just clone it in your private namespace on invent.kde.org and if you have started to work on it and fixed/implemented something get it reviewed and the project unarchived.

Sorry for the inconveniences.