Re: 'apt-get dist-upgrade' not working.

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Date: 02/10/04

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To: Adam Bogacki <afb@paradise.net.nz>

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    Adam Bogacki wrote:

    > Hi, I'm running unstable and have not been able to do a successful
    > 'apt-get dist-upgrade --fix-missing' for 2-3 weeks now. That is a big
    > backlog in unstable.
    >
    > The key message seems to be
    >
    >> E: Unable to parse package file /var/lib/dpkg/status (1)
    >

    Try:

    dpkg --configure --pending

    If no joy, could you attach your status file?

    I know there's a script that I used to correct this problem several
    years ago; I'll try to dig it up and post it.

    PJ
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