Linux Mint 17 synoptic package manager crashes ...

[Stephen Partington]

also related, http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/ppa/google_chrome

On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 7:36 AM, Stephen Partington <cryptworks at gmail.com>
wrote:

> so do you have a 32 bit google chrome installed?
>
> http://askubuntu.com/questions/724093/no-more-
> updates-for-google-chrome-apt-get-update-error
>
> On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 1:52 AM, <joe at actionline.com> wrote:
>
>> Found partial solution to the problem I just reported here:
>> https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=184248
>>
>> > When I try to open the Linux Mint 17 synaptic
>> > package manager, it displays the error messages
>> > shown below, and when I close that error message
>> > pop-up, synaptic closes.
>> >
>> > E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
>> > E: Problem with MergeList
>> /var/lib/apt/lists/dl.google.com_linux_chrome ...
>> > E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
>> > E: _cache->open() failed, please report.
>>
>> After doing the suggested steps, synaptic started working
>> however, I am still getting the following error message
>> when I try to Refresh the update manager:
>>
>> Could not download all repository indexes
>>
>> The repository may no longer be available or could not be contacted
>> because of network problems. If available an older version of the failed
>> index will be used. Otherwise the repository will be ignored. Check your
>> network connection and ensure the repository address in the preferences
>> is correct.
>>
>> There is no public key available for the following key IDs:
>> 1397BC53640DB551There is no public key available for the following key
>> IDs:
>> 1397BC53640DB551Failed to fetch
>> http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/dists/stable/Release  Unable to
>> find expected entry 'main/binary-i386/Packages' in Release file (Wrong
>> sources.list entry or malformed file)
>> Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones
>> used instead.
>>
>> Furthermore, the top window in the synaptic "Update Manager" (as shown in
>> the screen shot link below) has shrunk in size to the point that it is
>> impossible to see any more than 1 item listed there and I cannot find any
>> way to resize that top window.
>>
>> http://upquick.com/temp/synaptic1.jpg
>>
>> What can I do to fix both of these problems?
>>
>>
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> Stephen
>
>


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rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.

Stephen
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