turns out that the issue was caused by an external script which modified the status file.
** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Invalid ** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu) Assignee: Louis Bouchard (louis-bouchard) => (unassigned) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1611133 Title: dpkg truncates lines in 'status' file which begin with two spaces. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/1611133/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs