On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 14:31:51 -0500 "David R. Litwin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The file available.old has an uncorrupted copy. Shall I simply copy the good > lines in to the file available and save it? The reason I've not yet done so > is that it says it is a binary file and saving (or is it altering?) could do > some bad things. But, if you think it is alright, I'll fix it. I don't know why available would be listed as a binary file. A result of the corruption maybe? My suggestion, rather than messing around with editing and such, would be to do: dpkg --clear-avail : to clear the available list, then do: apt-get update : to repopulate it. Later, Seeker -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
