On Mon, 15 Mar 2004 15:55:28 +0000 Colin Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> /var/lib/dpkg/status is corrupt. Can you dig an older version out of > /var/lib/dpkg/status-old or /var/backups/dpkg.status.*, perhaps? Check > for differences with the current version before just copying it into > place, and keep a copy of the corrupt version at least until your system > is back in order. > Thanks. There was some weird garbage after the version number at the relevant place in the file, and that seemed to be the only difference with the older version, so I replaced it and all now seems to be well. Much appreciated. - Richard -- Richard Kimber http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
