[Bug 355868] Re: dpkg status file corrupted

[Raphaël Hertzog]

dpkg does not create such broken status files, it's likely a filesystem
corruption or something similar. Restore a backup of this file. Marking
this bug as invalid.

** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Invalid

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Title:
  dpkg status file corrupted

Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: update-manager

  i am using Ubuntu 9.04 
  1-when i click show updates  i get this error message

  
  'E:Problem parsing dependency Depends, E:Error occurred while processing kde-l10n-pt (NewVersion1), E:Problem with MergeList /var/lib/dpkg/status, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.'

  2-when starting the synaptic package manager i get this message

  E: Problem parsing dependency Depends
  E: Error occurred while processing kde-l10n-pt (NewVersion1)
  E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/dpkg/status
  E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
  E: _cache->open() failed, please report.

  3-when i click add/remove i get this message

  This is a major failure of your software management system. Please
  check for broken packages with synaptic, check the file permissions
  and correctness of the file '/etc/apt/sources.list' and reload the
  software information with: 'sudo apt-get update' and 'sudo apt-get
  install -f'.

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