Re: Problem with /var/lib/dpkg/available, please help

2003-01-31 Thread franck routier
Hi, running 'dselect update' worked Thanks Colin ! Franck -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Problem with /var/lib/dpkg/available, please help

2003-01-31 Thread Colin Watson
On Fri, Jan 31, 2003 at 07:49:28AM +0100, franck routier wrote: > Hi, > > after a power shortage, I now have a problem with > /var/lib/dpkg/available. Run 'dselect update' to replace that file with a fresh version. -- Colin Watson [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] -- To UN

Re: Problem with /var/lib/dpkg/available, please help

2003-01-31 Thread Stephen Gran
This one time, at band camp, franck routier said: > Hi, > > after a power shortage, I now have a problem with > /var/lib/dpkg/available. > > When I run dpkg, it finds a parse error at line 1 : EOF after field " " > > I cannot install any new package and my system was left in an unstable > state

Problem with /var/lib/dpkg/available, please help

2003-01-30 Thread franck routier
Hi, after a power shortage, I now have a problem with /var/lib/dpkg/available. When I run dpkg, it finds a parse error at line 1 : EOF after field " " I cannot install any new package and my system was left in an unstable state (some libs seems not to be available anymore, so gdm or firestarter