Re: using dpkg

[Mitch Blevins <mblevin@mindspring.com>]

In foo.debian-user, you wrote:
> 
> >> 
> >> my version of dpkg is:
> >> 1.4.0.23.2
> >
> >Hmmm... same version as me.
> >
> >I wonder if your status file is fubarred.
> >Can you read it? "less /var/lib/dpkg/status"
> >
> >You should have a backup copy of it at /var/lib/dpkg/status-old
> >that can be used to replace status if it is corrupted.
> >
> >Also, make sure you don't have a hung process accessing it somewhere.
> >"ps auwx |grep dpkg"
> >
> >-Mitch
> >
> first of all, ps auwx |grep dpkg says:
> root   189  0.0  1.1  856  352  1  s  14:59 0:00 grep dpkg
> 
> I replaced status with status-old and got the same results.
> 
> Is it possible my libc6 is buggered?

You have exhausted by long-distance problem-solving skills.
Does someone else on the list have experience with libc6/dpkg buggery?

-Mitch