Package: apt Version: 1.1~exp13 Severity: normal Hi! It seems that apt has problems installing local .deb packages, when their control file contains a trailing blank line, with the following message: ,-- # apt install pkg-fail.deb Reading package lists... Error! E: Encountered a section with no Package: header E: Problem with MergeList /tmp/apt-inst/pkg-fail.deb E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. `--- Compare it with the passing one: ,--- # apt install pkg-pass.deb Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Note, selecting 'pkg-pass' instead of 'pkg-pass.deb' The following NEW packages will be installed: pkg-pass 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 0 B/630 B of archives. After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used. Get:1 [630 B] Selecting previously unselected package pkg-pass. (Reading database ... 240714 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack /tmp/apt-inst/pkg-pass.deb ... Unpacking pkg-pass (0.0-1) ... Setting up pkg-pass (0.0-1) ... `--- Attached the control files that can be used with «dpkg-deb -b» on them. Thanks, Guillem
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