UweBrauer writes ("[Bug 139083] dpkg -l reports: dpkg-query: parse error,"): > out of the blue I obtaint the following error message > pkg-query: parse error, in file `/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 5476 package > `perl-base': > field name `Architect' must be followed by colon ... > so it seems that certain configuration files are corrupted, but what can > I do?
This probably means your computer has a hardware problem. Ian. ** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- dpkg -l reports: dpkg-query: parse error, https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/139083 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs