Re: dpkg: parse error, in file `/var/lib/dpkg/available'

2005-08-14 Thread Seeker5528
384kB in 1m14s (72.0kB/s) > E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem. > > laptop:/home/moseley# dpkg --configure -a > dpkg: parse error, in file `/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 1: >

Re: dpkg: parse error, in file `/var/lib/dpkg/available'

2005-08-14 Thread Bill Moseley
On Sat, Aug 13, 2005 at 08:02:05PM +0200, Bob Vloon wrote: > Hi, > > BM> Any ideas about how to fix? > > What about /var/lib/dpkg/available-old? Is it corrupted also? Yes. dpkg-query: parse error, in file `/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 1: field name `ôh²Îñb ' must be followed by colon dpk

Re: dpkg: parse error, in file `/var/lib/dpkg/available'

2005-08-13 Thread Bob Vloon
Hi, BM> Any ideas about how to fix? What about /var/lib/dpkg/available-old? Is it corrupted also? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

dpkg: parse error, in file `/var/lib/dpkg/available'

2005-08-13 Thread Bill Moseley
re -a' to correct the problem. laptop:/home/moseley# dpkg --configure -a dpkg: parse error, in file `/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 1: EOF after field name `' I've tried removing /var/lib/dpkg/available and also copying that file from another machine running

Re: dpkg: parse error

2002-05-14 Thread Alex Hunsley
Colin Watson wrote: > > On Mon, May 13, 2002 at 11:32:51PM +0100, Alex Hunsley wrote: > > dpkg: parse error, in file `/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 12078 package > > `cln-dev': > > too many values in file details field `MD5sum' (compared to others) >

Re: dpkg: parse error

2002-05-13 Thread Colin Watson
On Mon, May 13, 2002 at 11:32:51PM +0100, Alex Hunsley wrote: > dpkg: parse error, in file `/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 12078 package > `cln-dev': > too many values in file details field `MD5sum' (compared to others) Looks like a corrupted available file. Fortunat

dpkg: parse error

2002-05-13 Thread Alex Hunsley
hange: Please insert the disc labeled 'Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 r6 _Potato_ - Official i386 Binary-1 (20020405)' in the drive '/cdrom/' and press enter dpkg: parse error, in file `/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 12078 package `cln-dev': too many values in file details fi

Re: dselect and dpkg parse error in the status file

2000-07-31 Thread Edward C. Lang
> "DD" == Dimitris Dracopoulos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: DD> Hi, DD> I am not able to run dselect and dpkg any more (I think this DD> happened after a crash). DD> Dselect starts but does not let me select any files and exits DD> (same problem with dpkg -i), both giving

dselect and dpkg parse error in the status file

2000-07-31 Thread Dimitris Dracopoulos
Hi, I am not able to run dselect and dpkg any more (I think this happened after a crash). Dselect starts but does not let me select any files and exits (same problem with dpkg -i), both giving the following error message: dpkg: parse error, in file /var/lib/dpkg/status near line 22784 package

Cannot install .deb files (dpkg parse error)

1998-09-25 Thread David Karlin
Here is a snippet of a dselect session, a bit of info, and a couple of questions: Do you want to install the files fetched [y]: Installing files... dpkg: parse error, in file `/var/lib/dpkg/updates/0046' near line 1: newline in field name `#padding' DPKG ERROR Do you wish to

dpkg parse error

1997-06-28 Thread David S. Zelinsky
A couple of months ago I got a CD from IConnect, with Debian 1.2. I recently got around to trying to upgrade (from Debian 1.1), using dselect. When I tried to Install, I dselect crashed with an error message like: dpkg: parse error, in file `/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line

Re: dpkg parse error

1997-06-28 Thread Dale Scheetz
On Wed, 25 Jun 1997, David S. Zelinsky wrote: > A couple of months ago I got a CD from IConnect, with Debian 1.2. I recently > got around to trying to upgrade (from Debian 1.1), using dselect. When I > tried to Install, I dselect crashed with an error message like: > > dpkg:

Re: dpkg parse error

1997-06-28 Thread Martin Schulze
David S. Zelinsky writes: The problem seems to be that you're now using epochs while your version of dpkg can't handle them. To fix this just type dpkg --clear-avail # This will empty /var/lib/dpkg/available and get # dpkg back to work dpkg -i .../bo/binary-i386/base/dpkg_*.d