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Ubuntu Problems solved for installing new softwares.

I had a problem in Ubuntu of not being able to install a software. It gave me the following errors:

E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_natty_main_binary-i386_Packages
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
 
or like this one:
 
E: Malformed Description-md5 line; includes invalid character 'fc1f7600accbcc"07ef9954ba3306c14'
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened
But it was an easy problem to solve:

The reasons for the problem arise from failed update attempt or may be when you try mess around with 


                     /var/lib/dpkg/status 
 
Or may be you have too many sources in your repo,,,,that could also be a problem.
To solve this is simple,,just do the following steps:
 
1> Open the terminal with ctrl+alt+t;
2> Type: sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/* -vf 
3> Now type: sudo apt-get update
 
This cure your pain...and once again your darling linux will be working fine.

If the said method does not solve try : 

1>sudo mv /var/lib/apt/lists /var/lib/apt/lists-old
2>sudo mkdir -p /var/lib/apt/lists/partial
3>sudo apt-get update
Even when this does not work, try :
 
1>sudo apt-get clean
2>sudo apt-get update
 
.............................................................................
 
Hope this helps....Leave a comment if it does not solve your problem...lets try on it... Cheers!!
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