Re: dpkg: parse error, in file `/var/lib/dpkg/available'

From: Seeker5528 (seeker5528_at_comcast.net)
Date: 08/15/05

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    Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2005 15:50:07 -0700
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    On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 08:19:04 -0700
    Bill Moseley <moseley@hank.org> wrote:

    > Any ideas about how to fix?
    >
    > laptop:/home/moseley# apt-get update
    > Get:1 http://bumby unstable/main Packages [3755kB]
    > [...]
    > Fetched 5384kB in 1m14s (72.0kB/s)
                    
    > E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure
    -a' to correct the problem.
    >
    > laptop:/home/moseley# dpkg --configure -a
    > dpkg: parse error, in file `/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 1:
    > EOF after field name `'

    Try the command line:

    dpkg --clear-avail

    : You could accomplish the same thing by deleting the available file,
    but then you need to create a new one:

    touch /var/lib/dpkg/available

    Later Seeker 

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