Bug#354609: parse error with package file /var/lib/dpkg/status
Package: apt
Version: 0.5.28.6
Severity: normal
Status: install ok installed
Priority: important
Section: base
Installed-Size: 3664
Maintainer: APT Development Team <deity@lists.debian.org>
Architecture: i386
Version: 0.5.28.6
Replaces: libapt-pkg-doc (<< 0.3.7), libapt-pkg-dev (<< 0.3.7)
Provides: libapt-pkg-libc6.3-5-3.3
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.2.ds1-4), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.4.1-3), libstdc++5 (>= 1:3.3.4-1)
Suggests: aptitude | synaptic | gnome-apt | wajig, dpkg-dev, apt-doc
Description: Advanced front-end for dpkg
This is Debian's next generation front-end for the dpkg package manager.
It provides the apt-get utility and APT dselect method that provides a
simpler, safer way to install and upgrade packages.
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APT features complete installation ordering, multiple source capability
and several other unique features, see the Users Guide in apt-doc.
Screenshot:
slvkaropxy:~# apt-get update
Get:1 http://security.debian.org stable/updates/main Packages [190kB]
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org stable/main Packages
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org stable/main Release
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org stable/contrib Packages
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org stable/contrib Release
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org stable/non-free Packages
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org stable/non-free Release
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org stable/main Sources
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org stable/main Release
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org stable/contrib Sources
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org stable/contrib Release
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org stable/non-free Sources
Hit http://ftp.de.debian.org stable/non-free Release
Get:2 http://security.debian.org stable/updates/main Release [110B]
Hit http://security.debian.org stable/updates/contrib Packages
Get:3 http://security.debian.org stable/updates/contrib Release [113B]
Hit http://security.debian.org stable/updates/non-free Packages
Get:4 http://security.debian.org stable/updates/non-free Release [114B]
Fetched 191kB in 2s (82.5kB/s)
Reading Package Lists... Error!
E: Unable to parse package file /var/lib/dpkg/status (1)
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
slvkaropxy:~#
Hi *,
Maybe the bug ist the same like #203483
The guys from webwasher thinking its a debian bug with the
32KB package entry limit.
The only way to make a update/upgrade ist uninstall the program webwasher with "apt-get remove --purge".
Without "-purge" the problem still exists.
THX for your help.
Tilo
Here is the description:
Problems with apt-get/dpkg after Webwasher installation
On debian after installing the deb-package of Webwasher 5.3
apt-get and all programs using apt-get (like aptitude and
synaptic) don't work any longer.
For example any apt-get command returns
"E: Unable to parse package file /var/lib/dpkg/status (1)"
For every package dpkg installs there is an entry in the file
/var/lib/dpkg/status with information about the package (for
example a list of installed "configuration" files).
The problem is that apt-get has a limit of 32KB for every package
entry it reads from this file.
Webwasher 5.3 has reached this limit due to the number of
"configuration" files (error templates count as configuration files).
This is a clearly a bug in apt-get.
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