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I installed Ubuntu 12.10. No other operating system on machine. Software Center closes after I try to open it. Get the following error message "sorry, Ubuntu 12.10 has experienced an internal error.

Restarted but get same thing.

I feel that there may be a hard drive issue here.

I get the following error for anything that I try to install .

Reading package lists... Error!
E: Read error - read (5: Input/output error)
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.``

The system seems to be updated as it does not say that an update is required after updating.

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Try this solution: askubuntu.com/questions/30072/… – Jorge Castro Nov 10 '12 at 14:58
@JorgeCastro The error that produces the "could not be parsed or opened" message is entirely different here (this is not a "problem with MergeList"). Do you really think that question will be helpful? – Eliah Kagan Jan 31 at 6:23
Yea it's a dupe, all the "status file could not be parsed or opened" ones are duped/merged with that one master question. – Jorge Castro Jan 31 at 15:52

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Have you tried updating/upgrading the version? Some software bugs are still present in just released versions.

type: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade

This will work to get the newest packages for Ubuntu.

Alternatively if you are not a command line type of guy you can go to upper right hand corner of dashboard, click on the sprocket (settings) next to your name. click on "software up to date" and the Update Manager should launch. Press "check" on the Update Manager to search for newer versions of 12.10.

See if that helps, if not let us know.

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