apt-get update problem

[Marcelo Chiapparini <chiappa@uerj.br>]

Hi!,

I am trying to upgrade my system (potato 2.2.r5 + ximian gnome). After typing 

apt-get update 

I get the following error message:

Reading Package Lists... Error!                            
E: Malformed provides line
E: Error occured while processing gnumeric (NewVersion1)
E: Problem with MergeList 
/var/state/apt/lists/red-carpet.ximian.com_debian_dists_stable_main_binary-i386_Packages
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.


How can I fix this?

Thanks in advance for the help,

Regards,

Marcelo

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Marcelo Chiapparini
DFT-IF/UERJ
chiappa@uerj.br