In foo.debian-user, you wrote: > > >> > >> my version of dpkg is: > >> 1.4.0.23.2 > > > >Hmmm... same version as me. > > > >I wonder if your status file is fubarred. > >Can you read it? "less /var/lib/dpkg/status" > > > >You should have a backup copy of it at /var/lib/dpkg/status-old > >that can be used to replace status if it is corrupted. > > > >Also, make sure you don't have a hung process accessing it somewhere. > >"ps auwx |grep dpkg" > > > >-Mitch > > > first of all, ps auwx |grep dpkg says: > root 189 0.0 1.1 856 352 1 s 14:59 0:00 grep dpkg > > I replaced status with status-old and got the same results. > > Is it possible my libc6 is buggered?
You have exhausted by long-distance problem-solving skills. Does someone else on the list have experience with libc6/dpkg buggery? -Mitch
