On Tue, Nov 28, 2006 at 05:19:45PM +0100, Tom Parker wrote: > Using my current /etc/apt/sources.list gets the error messages > > <misc apt stuff> > Reading package lists... Error! > E: Wow, you exceeded the number of versions this APT is capable of. > E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/dpkg/status > E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. > > Commenting out the "edgy" line or the "security" line (or probably > various others) removes the problem.
I got a similar error which resulted in a crash in aptitude (see last message to #383474): E: Dynamic MMap ran out of room E: Error occurred while processing libebook8 (NewVersion1) E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/dpkg/status E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. Adding APT::Cache-Limit "141943904"; to /etc/apt/apt.conf fixes it but it is not obvious ... Jens -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
