> > What is the content of /var/lib/dpkg? What is the output of dpkg -L eterm?
> > Perhaps you should purge it and then install it again?
> /var/lib/dpkg has the following:
> (this doesn't format well when it's pasted)
> alternatives diversions-old status
> status.yesterday.3.gz
> available info status-old
> status.yesterday.4.gz
> available-old lock status.yesterday.0
> status.yesterday.5.gz
> cmethopt methlock status.yesterday.1.gz
> status.yesterday.6.gz
> diversions methods status.yesterday.2.gz updates
>
> With eterm I did purge it and when I try to re-install I get the
> following:
> # apt-get install eterm
> Reading Package Lists... Done
> Building Dependency Tree... Done
> E: Couldn't find package eterm
>
> I did a dpkg --forget-old-unavail but that doesn't seem to help. Is
> there a way to wipe this stuff and start from scratch?
> again.. thanks..
>
Perhaps your /var/lib/dpkg/available is broken? I am not sure apt-get uses it
but might be worth the trial. Does it list the eterm package?
If it is broken then you might want to fix it with
apt-get update; apt-cache dumpavail > /var/lib/dpkg/available
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