linux 无法使用 sudo apt-get install ****

在 shell下使用命令：sudo apt-get install ***  时出现 如下提示 ：

sudo apt-get install **** 
Reading package lists... Error! 
E: Encountered a section with no Package: header 
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/cn.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_natty_main_binary-i386_Packages 
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.  解决方法： 
sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/* -vf 
sudo apt-get update