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Not able to open the ubuntu software centre

Asked by dmvsatyakumar

I am not able to open the software update center.
Below is the exception i get while reinstalling the same.

localadmin@dev-01:~$ sudo apt-get install --reinstall software-center
[sudo] password for localadmin:
Reading package lists... Error!
E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/za.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise_multiverse_binary-amd64_Packages
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

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Best wojox (wojox) said : 		#1

Remove the Merge List:
sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/* -vf

Then make a new one:
sudo apt-get update

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dmvsatyakumar (dmvsatyakumar) said : 		#2

Thank you so much.
I am new to Ubuntu, hence learning now...

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dmvsatyakumar (dmvsatyakumar) said : 		#3

Thanks wojox, that solved my question.