nevermind... I deleted file 0024, followed the procedure for upgrading using apt-get and things sorted themselves out okay...
Henry Kingman wrote: > > I wnated to install some new packages, so I ran the Update option on dselect. > I then selected the package and ran install. Dselect then tries to update > seemingly every package on my system, which is fine with me (though I had > to delete some stuff to make room). The trouble is that dpkg processes the > files and concludes with > dpkg: parse error, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/updates/0024' near line 1: > newline in field name '#padding' > DPKG ERROR > > The file referenced consists of 57 lines, all of which are: #padding > Any clues appreciated! > > Henry > > ---- > "This is serious business" --Matt, the huge beer-guzzling captain of the > CNet beer drinking team during a recent boat-race against ZDNet. > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
