[ubuntu-uk] Stuff appearing in Terminal, I dont know what it is......

[John MM]

> warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 43461 package 
> 'virtualbox-3.0':
>  error in Version string '3.0.14-58977_Ubuntu_karmic': invalid 
> character in revision number
> warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 45194 package 
> 'virtualbox-2.2':
>  error in Version string '2.2.4-47978_Ubuntu_jaunty': invalid 
> character in revision number
> warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 45195 package 
> 'virtualbox-2.2':
>  error in Config-Version string '2.2.4-47978_Ubuntu_jaunty': invalid 
> character in revision number
> warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 46290 package 
> 'virtualbox-3.0':
>  error in Version string '3.0.14-58977_Ubuntu_karmic': invalid 
> character in revision number
> warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 48152 package 
> 'virtualbox-2.2':
>  error in Version string '2.2.4-47978_Ubuntu_jaunty': invalid 
> character in revision number

> warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 43461 package 
> 'virtualbox-3.0':
>  error in Version string '3.0.14-58977_Ubuntu_karmic': invalid 
> character in revision number
> warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 45194 package 
> 'virtualbox-2.2':
>  error in Version string '2.2.4-47978_Ubuntu_jaunty': invalid 
> character in revision number
> warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 45195 package 
> 'virtualbox-2.2':
>  error in Config-Version string '2.2.4-47978_Ubuntu_jaunty': invalid 
> character in revision number
> warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 46290 package 
> 'virtualbox-3.0':
>  error in Version string '3.0.14-58977_Ubuntu_karmic': invalid 
> character in revision number
> warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 48152 package 
> 'virtualbox-2.2':
>  error in Version string '2.2.4-47978_Ubuntu_jaunty': invalid 
> character in revision number

> warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 43230 package 
> 'virtualbox-3.0':
>  error in Version string '3.0.14-58977_Ubuntu_karmic': invalid 
> character in revision number
> warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 44945 package 
> 'virtualbox-2.2':
>  error in Version string '2.2.4-47978_Ubuntu_jaunty': invalid 
> character in revision number
> warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 44946 package 
> 'virtualbox-2.2':
>  error in Config-Version string '2.2.4-47978_Ubuntu_jaunty': invalid 
> character in revision number
> warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 46059 package 
> 'virtualbox-3.0':
>  error in Version string '3.0.14-58977_Ubuntu_karmic': invalid 
> character in revision number
> warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 47903 package 
> 'virtualbox-2.2':
>  error in Version string '2.2.4-47978_Ubuntu_jaunty': invalid 
> character in revision number


Hi, I wonder if somebody can help. I get this each and every time I 
install something/update via the terminal, how do i get rid of it? I 
have no idea what it is, and its really bugging me.

Thank you.