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"Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/repository.spotify.com" while updating the list

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Everything was working fine just yesterday. Today I wanted to update and it failed with the following error:

Pakketlijsten worden ingelezen... Fout!

E: Encountered a section with no Package: header

E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/repository.spotify.com_dists_stable_non-free_i18n_Translation-en

E: De pakketlijsten of het statusbestand konden of niet ontleed, of niet geopend worden.

I got Dutch localisation, so I'll try to transate here.. (hopefully it makes sense..)

first line: Reading package list... error!

Last line: The packagelist or the status file couldn't be parsed or opened.

Does someone know what happened and how I can correct this issue?

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answered 2 Years ago peratingcit · Accepted Answer

Spotify has pushed a new version update and broke the repository.

http://community.spotify.com/t5/Help-Desktop-Linux-Mac-and/Spotify-0-9-11-for-GNU-Linux/td-p/842969

Please disable the spotify repository and do:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get upgrade

If this works then the problem you have is the repository.

Add the following repository instead.

deb http://repository-origin.spotify.com stable non-free

Check link above for further details and updates.