On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 05:17:14PM +0800, Fan Liu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> was heard to say: > Hi all, > > I encountered such an error when I try to upgrade my debian lenny. > > Writing extended state information... Error! > E: The package index files are corrupted. No Filename: field for package > libdb4.5. > > As Ken Caldweel suggested, I checked the file /var/lib/dpkg/available , but > haven't found any entry started with 'Filename'. > > http://lists.slug.org.au/archives/slug/2001/11/msg00358.html > > Anyone know what the problem really is? Thanks a lot.
It sounds to me like your package index files are corrupted. Have you tried running "aptitude update" to refresh them? That might help. If not, I'm curious what "grep -A15 '^Package: libdb4\.5' /var/lib/apt/lists/* prints. Daniel -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
