Cannot Update 14.04 Server

Question

The update fails with the following error messages:

bob@Proliant-Server:~$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Error!

E: Encountered a section with no Package: header

E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_trusty-security_universe_i18n_Translation-en

E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

I have run the following commands to no avail:

sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get update

I am getting desperate! Any suggestions would be appreciated! TIA

Answer 1

The answer suggested in the possible duplicate question mentioned above did work. Thank you.

These terminal commands solved my problem:

First remove the Merge List by opening a terminal (Press Ctrl+Alt+T to launch) and run this command:

sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/* -vf

Next, generate a new one by running a simple update:

sudo apt-get update