Re: inconstency in /var/lib/dpkg/available after fsck manual
In Sun, 28 Oct 2001 15:05:21 +0100 Eric cum veritate scripsit :
Why is this posted to -devel?
> I installed the package 'pd' and when starting it, it completely hung my
> system.
I guess it's related to your sound driver locking up the kernel in a race condition.
> I had to reboot the hard way, without unmounting the disks and
> run fsck
> manually.
>
> I don't have access to package information anymore.
> /var/lib/dpkg/available
> seems to be corrupted
Try looking at the file, when it says it is corrupted near line 2. ;P
I guess it will look broken.
Manual editing with "vi" should allow you to fix it.
regards,
junichi
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