How to fix “Problem with MergeList” or “status file could not be parsed” error when trying to apt-get update?

When i try to launch apt-get update i got error “Problem with MergeList ……” on my ubuntu 12.04

To fix this “Problem with MergeList” simply do following:

sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/* -vf

apt-get update

 

vmware esxi clone existing vm

To clone existing VM on vmware esxi  simply browse to the datastore:

  • Click on the host > Configuration tab
  • Select Hardware > Storage to display the datastores
  • Right-click on the datastore with the VM you want to clone > Browse Datastore
  • Create a new folder in the store
  • Right click on the VM folder and select Copy (must be done in the right pane of the Datastore Browser)
  • Paste the VM to a new sub folder (otherwise the VM will overwrite itself)
  • Once copied, rename and move the folder if desired
  • Select the .vmx file within the cloned VM and select ‘Add to Inventory’

thanx to http://serverfault.com/questions/16320/is-there-a-way-to-clone-an-existing-vm-on-an-esxi-server-without-having-to-re-im

alloc magic is broken Ubuntu

So i fixed this grub problem with Ubutnu boot repair disk located at

http://sourceforge.net/projects/boot-repair-cd/?source=dlp

I’ve download iso image, burn in into my flash using Unetbootin, a then simply boot computer using this flash. After boot process appear new window called “Boot Repair”.

In that window to fix “alloc magic is broken” i click on  button named “Recommended repair”.

After few minutes of repairing problem “alloc magic is broken” solved