Install Updates Error: Section with no Package, Problem with MergeList, ...

[dentalcher]

Hi. Just got this Install Updates Error Log Below:
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Install Updates Error log
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Install Updates could not fetch the package cache information lists.
Go to https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/ and paste the log below into a new or existing thread for assistance.

============ Log ===========

Hit:1 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu focal InRelease
Hit:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal InRelease
Hit:3 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates InRelease
Hit:4 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security InRelease
Hit:5 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-backports InRelease
Hit:6 http://repo.linuxliteos.com/linuxlite emerald InRelease
Reading package lists...
E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_focal_universe_binary-i386_Packages
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

(Thanks in advance for your help!)

[Valtam]

https://askubuntu.com/questions/30072/ho...parsed-err

[dentalcher]

https://askubuntu.com/questions/30072/ho...parsed-err

Thank you, Jerry!

Due to other issues I encountered after posting the error log i.e. I clicked on File Folder from the panel and all the icons on the panel disappeared; nothing happens whenever I clicked on any desktop icon, I decided to just re-install LL again. I encountered a few issues after that, but was able to find answers in the forum and solved the problem. I visited the link you gave though to try to understand what was wrong and see how to solve it... Thanks!

[Valtam]

If you're new to Linux, it's not unusual to try a few installs at first to iron out any kinks, it helps with learning too.