Package: apt Version: 0.6.46 Severity: grave #_> aptitude -u ... upgrade ... #_> aptitude -vvv upgrade Reading package lists... Error! E: Unable to parse package file /var/lib/dpkg/status (1) E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. Reading package lists... Error! E: Unable to parse package file /var/lib/dpkg/status (1) E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. [1] 22606 exit 255 aptitude -vvv upgrade
Tested this on two machines. Downgrading to 0.6.45 fixes the
bug. Look below for a sequence of action:
#_> dpkg -i apt_0.6.46_i386.deb
(Reading database ... 333632 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace apt 0.6.45 (using apt_0.6.46_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement apt ...
Setting up apt (0.6.46) ...
#_> apt-cache policy apt
E: Unable to parse package file /var/lib/dpkg/status (1)
[1] 24419 exit 100 apt-cache policy apt
#_> dpkg -i apt_0.6.45_i386.deb
dpkg - warning: downgrading apt from 0.6.46 to 0.6.45.
(Reading database ... 333635 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace apt 0.6.46 (using apt_0.6.45_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement apt ...
Setting up apt (0.6.45) ...
#_> apt-cache policy apt
apt:
Installed: 0.6.45
Candidate: 0.6.46
Version table:
0.6.46 0
990 http://glaurung.internal.golden-gryphon.com sid/main Packages
990 http://ftp.debian.org sid/main Packages
0.6.45exp2 0
1 http://ftp.debian.org experimental/main Packages
*** 0.6.45 0
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (990, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.17.13-mh5-skas3-v9-pre9
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) (ignored: LC_ALL
set to en_US.UTF-8)
manoj
strace.log
Description: strace log
Versions of packages apt depends on: ii libc6 2.3.6.ds1-4 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libgcc1 1:4.2-20060709-1 GCC support library ii libstdc++6 4.1.1-13 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3 Versions of packages apt recommends: ii debian-archive-keyring 2006.01.18 GnuPG archive keys of the Debian a -- no debconf information -- Sex is like snow... You never know how many inches you're going to get or how long it will last. Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.golden-gryphon.com/> 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C
