Public bug reported: Binary package hint: dpkg
Just dist-upgraded. Get the following message from sudo apt-get update Reading package lists... Error! E: Unable to parse package file /var/lib/dpkg/status (1) E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. ls -l /var/lib/dpkg/status -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1452667 2006-06-23 10:44 /var/lib/dpkg/status ** Affects: dpkg (Ubuntu) Importance: Untriaged Status: Unconfirmed -- Unable to parse package file /var/lib/dpkg/status (1) https://launchpad.net/bugs/50766 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs