[Bug 439796] Re: Corrupted /var/lib/dpkg/status

2012-01-28 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
[Expired for dpkg (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.] ** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Expired -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/439796 Titl

[Bug 439796] Re: Corrupted /var/lib/dpkg/status

2011-11-29 Thread Gabe Gorelick
Good point, but dpkg doesn't need to hide it completely. What's wrong with using the backup file but also notifying the user (through a direct warning or maybe through a logging statement) about the problem? That way, novice users (that can't even manage to figure out how to use the old file) aren'

[Bug 439796] Re: Corrupted /var/lib/dpkg/status

2011-11-29 Thread Raphaël Hertzog
You can reinstate the backup file like you did. But doing this automatically would not be good. It would hide a severe problem. And instead of looking at changing your memory or your disk, you'd continue to not notice that your system is starting to not work properly. -- You received this bug not

[Bug 439796] Re: Corrupted /var/lib/dpkg/status

2011-11-28 Thread Gabe Gorelick
Then shouldn't there be a way to gracefully recover? Maybe by using the old status file, or ignoring the corrupt line? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/439796 Title: Corrupted /var/lib/

[Bug 439796] Re: Corrupted /var/lib/dpkg/status

2011-11-26 Thread Raphaël Hertzog
Corruption can happen with power loss and such. Any filesystem corruption can damage the dpkg status file. ** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.laun

[Bug 439796] Re: Corrupted /var/lib/dpkg/status

2009-10-22 Thread Gabe Gorelick
But why is it getting corrupted in the first place? -- Corrupted /var/lib/dpkg/status https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/439796 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https:

[Bug 439796] Re: Corrupted /var/lib/dpkg/status

2009-10-22 Thread rajayoganand
I have just done the following and problem solved. mv /var/lib/dpkg/status /var/lib/dpkg/status.corrupted touch /var/lib/dpkg/status mv /var/lib/dpkg/available /var/lib/dpkg/available.corrupt touch /var/lib/dpkg/available dpkg --configure -a Thanks To Ubuntu -- Corrupted /var/lib/dpkg/status

[Bug 439796] Re: Corrupted /var/lib/dpkg/status

2009-09-30 Thread Gabe Gorelick
Reverting to my good status fixed the problem, but the question is why it became corrupted in the first place. -- Corrupted /var/lib/dpkg/status https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/439796 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- u

[Bug 439796] Re: Corrupted /var/lib/dpkg/status

2009-09-30 Thread Gabe Gorelick
My good dpkg status. ** Attachment added: "status-old" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/32768071/status-old -- Corrupted /var/lib/dpkg/status https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/439796 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubu

[Bug 439796] Re: Corrupted /var/lib/dpkg/status

2009-09-30 Thread Gabe Gorelick
** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/32767979/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: "ProcMaps.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/32767981/ProcMaps.txt ** Attachment added: "ProcStatus.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/32767982/ProcStatus.txt -- Corrup

[Bug 439796] Re: Corrupted /var/lib/dpkg/status

2009-09-30 Thread Gabe Gorelick
Here is my corrupted dpkg status. ** Attachment added: "My dpkg status" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/32768032/status -- Corrupted /var/lib/dpkg/status https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/439796 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubu