On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 08:19:04 -0700 Bill Moseley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Any ideas about how to fix? > > laptop:/home/moseley# apt-get update > Get:1 http://bumby unstable/main Packages [3755kB] > [...] > Fetched 5384kB 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: > EOF after field name `' Try the command line: dpkg --clear-avail : You could accomplish the same thing by deleting the available file, but then you need to create a new one: touch /var/lib/dpkg/available Later Seeker -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]