Thanks fx5. After a bit more looking, I had come to the same conclusion and tried the dpkg install again (after editing /var/lib/dpkg/status), and the error repeated. It turned out to be a bad copy of dpkg_1.14.5ubuntu16_i386.deb in /var/cache/apt/archives. I downloaded a new copy and installed it, changed back /var/lib/dpkg/status, and things are moving along better now.
I guess I had jumped to my conclusion too quickly after seeing the similarities to the earlier posts. -- Update to gutsy failed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/146943 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
