On Thu, Mar 22, 2007 at 01:31:25PM +0200, ccostin wrote: > If in mc -> Status section from /var/lib/dpkg/status , is modified from > Package: mc > Status: install ok installed > Priority: optional > Section: utils > > into > Package: mc > Status: install ok installd <- an error appear installd, instead of > installed > Priority: optional > Section: utils > > apt-get remove/install any_package won't work (not mc), not even > apt-get install -f
That happened to me a while ago. I just corrected the file with vim (or the editor of your choice.) and then tried apt-get ... and everything was back to normal. Its only a text file after all. -- Chris. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]