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Re: broken /var/lib/dpkg/status



On Tue, Nov 08, 2005 at 05:04:43PM -0500, Aaron Stromas wrote:
> Greetings,
> 
> apt-get complains:
> dpkg: parse error, in file `/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 18124 package
> `ksysguard':
> `Depends' field, reference to `xlibs': version contains ` '
> 
> Indeed, the status file at that line looks like this
> 
> Replaces: kdebase (<< 4:3.0.0), kdebase-doc (<< 4:3.0.0), kpm (<< 4:3.0.0)
> Depends: kdelibs4 (>= 4:3.3.2-6.2), libart-2.0-2 (>= 2.3.16), libc6 (>=
> 2.3.2.ds1-21), libfam0c102, libgcc1 (>= 1:3.4.1-3), libice6 | xlibs (>>
> 4.1.0), libidn11 (>= 0.5.13), libpng12-0 (>= 1.2.8rel), libqt3c102-mt (>= 3:
> 3.3.4), libsm6 | xlibs (>> 4.1.0- version of `%.250s' to allow
> reinstallation of backup copy), libstdc++5 (>= 1:3.3.4-1), libx11-6 | xlibs
> (>> 4.1.0), libxext6 | xlibs (>> 4.1.0), libxrender1, zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.1),
> ksysguardd (= 4:3.3.2-1sarge1)
> 
> 
> Is there a graceful way to fix it? TIA,
> 
Edit the file and change it to "libsm6 | xlibs (>> 4.1.0)"

-Roberto
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Roberto C. Sanchez
http://familiasanchez.net/~roberto

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