[Bug 797175] Re: While using synaptic package manager and trying to do an update

[Raphaël Hertzog]

You can do "sudo dpkg --clear-avail" to get rid of the error you are
seeing. But that doesn't explain why the error appeared, most likely
some sort of file corruption. And the related bug is not more helpful.

For the failed removal, try to finish the installation with "sudo apt-
get install linux-headers-3.0-0" before trying to remove it.

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Title:
  While using synaptic package manager and trying to do an update

Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: dpkg

  Extracting templates from packages: 100%
  dpkg: error: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 12293 package 'base-files':
   duplicate value for `Size' field
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)
  A package failed to install.  Trying to recover:
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-generic:
   linux-image-generic depends on linux-image-3.0-0-generic; however:
    Package linux-image-3.0-0-generic is not installed.
  dpkg: error processing linux-image-generic (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-generic:
   linux-generic depends on linux-image-generic (= 3.0.0.0.1); however:
    Package linux-image-generic is not configured yet.
  dpkg: error processing linux-generic (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   linux-image-generic
   linux-generic

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: dpkg 1.16.0~ubuntu8
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.39-3.10-generic 2.6.39
  Uname: Linux 2.6.39-3-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Jun 14 08:03:37 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Alpha amd64 (20110610)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US:en
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.utf8
   LC_MESSAGES=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: dpkg
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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