I also experienced this problem: aptitude -s dist-upgrade (Note: same output for apt-get -s dist-upgrade):
> Reading package lists... Error! > E: Dynamic MMap ran out of room > E: Error occurred while processing libkleopatra0 (NewVersion1) > E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/dpkg/status > E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. # file /var/lib/dpkg/status /var/lib/dpkg/status: UTF-8 Unicode English text, with very long lines # ll /var/lib/dpkg/status -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2426072 Jun 18 07:47 /var/lib/dpkg/status and the file appears normal. dpkg can read /var/lib/dpkg/status: # dpkg -s libkleopatra0 Package: libkleopatra0 Status: deinstall ok config-files Priority: optional Section: libs Installed-Size: 1032 Maintainer: Debian Qt/KDE Maintainers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Architecture: i386 Source: kdepim Version: 4:3.3.0-3 Config-Version: 4:3.3.0-3 Depends: kdelibs4 (>= 4:3.3.0), libc6 (>= 2.3.2.ds1-4), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.4.1-3), libgpg-error0 (>= 1.0), libgpgme11 (>= 0.4.5), libice6 | xlibs (>> 4.1.0), libkdenetwork2 (>= 4:3.3.0), libpng12-0 (>= 1.2.5.0-4), libqt3c102-mt (>= 3:3.3.3), libsm6 | xlibs (>> 4.1.0), libstdc++5 (>= 1:3.3.4-1), libx11-6 | xlibs (>> 4.1.0), libxext6 | xlibs (>> 4.1.0), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.1), gnupg Conffiles: /etc/kde3/libkleopatrarc 37f0746a9e45bf5e992d80a0852b1f7f Description: KDE GnuPG interface libraries This library is used by several KDE applications to interface to the GnuPG program. . This is the runtime package for programs that use the libkleopatra library. . This package is part of the official KDE pim module. # dpkg -p gdm works as expected. Fix: Modified /etc/apt/apt.conf I had a line which read: APT::Cache-Limit 16777216; I modified this to read: APT::Cache-Limit "42123456"; As per suggestion at http://wiki.tryphon.org/debian_package. Both apt-get and aptitude now work. -- Moshe Yudkowsky Disaggregate 2952 W Fargo Chicago, IL 60645 USA www.Disaggregate.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] +1 773 764 8727 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]