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The following error occurred while opening software updater/Ubuntu software center/sypnatic package manager/software sources.

E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, 
E:Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists /ppa.launchpad.net_atareao_atareao_ubuntu_dists_quantal_main_i18n_Translation-en, 
E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

How to solve this problem?. Any help please.

Mitch
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Ashok
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After digging many sites now I have solved the problem with the following commands in terminal. Hope this may help someone who is having the same error message.

1. sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/* -vf
2. sudo apt-get update
3. sudo apt-get upgrade
thefourtheye
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