The status files are there under /var/lib/dpkg/, and there are also a methlock and lock file. I don't know why it is there. I tried removing it, still no use. the locks comeback. May be that's not the prob. Somebody please help me. You know how tough life could get without apt-get in a debian machine.
Here are those command outputs on my machine. Package: telnet Status: install ok installed Priority: standard Section: net Installed-Size: 176 Maintainer: Herbert Xu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Source: netkit-telnet Version: 0.16-4potato.1 Replaces: netstd Depends: libc6 (>= 2.1.2), libncurses5 [0m308k -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 302k Apr 29 20:50 [0m/var/lib/dpkg/status[0m 308k -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 302k Apr 29 20:50 [0m/var/lib/dpkg/status-old[0m 248k -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 240k Apr 27 15:50 [0m/var/lib/dpkg/status.old[0m 308k -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 302k Apr 29 20:50 [0m/var/lib/dpkg/status.yesterday.0[0m 92k -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 85k Apr 28 16:13 [0m/var/lib/dpkg/status.yesterday.1.gz[0m 92k -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 85k Apr 27 16:36 [0m/var/lib/dpkg/status.yesterday.2.gz[0m 84k -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 78k Apr 27 15:50 [0m/var/lib/dpkg/status.yesterday.3.gz[0m 240k -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 236k Apr 27 15:50 [0m/var/lib/dpkg/status.yesterday.4[0m [m Once upon a time, Shaul Karl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> found a keyboard. And typed: >> > >I would start by verifying that this file exists and has a reasonable >contents: > >[01:32:50 tmp]$ ls -l /var/lib/dpkg/status* >-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 945859 Apr 30 01:08 /var/lib/dpkg/status >-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 945991 Apr 30 01:07 >/var/lib/dpkg/status-old >[01:33:34 tmp]$ head /var/lib/dpkg/status >Package: gnushogi >Status: purge ok not-installed >Priority: optional >Section: games > >Package: offix-editor >Status: purge ok not-installed >Priority: optional >Section: utils > >[01:33:41 tmp]$ > > > >> -- >> Regards, >> ``` >> (0-0) >> ------------o00--(_)--00o------------- >> V.Suresh >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> http://www16.brinkster.com/vsuresh >> .ooo0 0ooo. >> -----------( )-----( )------------ >> \ ( ) / Powered by DEBIAN >> \_) (_/ >> >> >> >> >> 5:40pm up 1 day, 22:47, 6 users, load average: 1.02, 1.01, 1.00 >> >> >> -- >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >-- > > Shaul Karl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >-- >To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ========End of Original Message=============Know Gnu, Know Freedom= -- Regards, V.Suresh. ...Sureshv<at>softhome<dot>net.... http://www16.brinkster.com/vsuresh ----------------------Powered by Debian---------------------- 9:37am up 19:26, 5 users, load average: 0.99, 0.88, 0.86 -------------------------------------------------------------
