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This is the information I get when I try sudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get update or when I try to use the Package Manager.


Reading package lists... Error!
W: GPG error: http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty Release: The following signatures were invalid: BADSIG 40976EAF437D05B5 Ubuntu Archive Automatic Signing Key 
E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_trusty_main_i18n_Translation-en
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

Reading package lists... Error!
W: GPG error: http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty Release: The following signatures were invalid: BADSIG 40976EAF437D05B5 Ubuntu Archive Automatic Signing Key <[email protected]>
E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_trusty_main_i18n_Translation-en
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

I tried following one of the answers I found here by doing:


sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:versable/elementary-update
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get update

sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:versable/elementary-update
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get update

but it did not help me. Any help is appreciated!

This is the information I get when I try sudo apt-get update or when I try to use the Package Manager.


Reading package lists... Error!
W: GPG error: http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty Release: The following signatures were invalid: BADSIG 40976EAF437D05B5 Ubuntu Archive Automatic Signing Key 
E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_trusty_main_i18n_Translation-en
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

I tried following one of the answers I found here by doing:


sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:versable/elementary-update
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get update

but it did not help me. Any help is appreciated!

This is the information I get when I try sudo apt-get update or when I try to use the Package Manager.

Reading package lists... Error!
W: GPG error: http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty Release: The following signatures were invalid: BADSIG 40976EAF437D05B5 Ubuntu Archive Automatic Signing Key <[email protected]>
E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_trusty_main_i18n_Translation-en
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

I tried following one of the answers I found here by doing:

sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:versable/elementary-update
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get update

but it did not help me. Any help is appreciated!

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asked Mar 1, 2016 at 16:26

Rob Waller

Reading package lists... Error! - Freya

This is the information I get when I try sudo apt-get update or when I try to use the Package Manager.


Reading package lists... Error!
W: GPG error: http://us.archive.ubuntu.com trusty Release: The following signatures were invalid: BADSIG 40976EAF437D05B5 Ubuntu Archive Automatic Signing Key 
E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_trusty_main_i18n_Translation-en
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

I tried following one of the answers I found here by doing:


sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:versable/elementary-update
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get update

but it did not help me. Any help is appreciated!

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