sudo sh -c 'zcat /var/backups/dpkg.status.1.gz > /var/lib/dpkg/status' Halal! (in the sense that Albanians use the Islamic expression, which is something along the lines of 'Awesome!')
Thanks a bunch! AJ ONeal (317) 426-6525 On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 7:05 AM, Byron Clark <[email protected]>wrote: > On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 09:39:00PM -0600, AJ ONeal wrote: > > sudo apt-get update > > ... normal stuff ... > > Reading package lists... Error! > > E: Problem parsing dependency Replaces > > E: Error occurred while processing libgl1-mesa-glx (NewVersion1) > > E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/dpkg/status > > E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. > > > > Any thoughts? > > You should be able to restore a good copy of /var/lib/dpkg/status from > /var/backup. > > -- > Byron Clark > -------------------- > BYU Unix Users Group > http://uug.byu.edu/ > > The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their > author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. > ___________________________________________________________________ > List Info (unsubscribe here): http://uug.byu.edu/mailman/listinfo/uug-list >
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