Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: dpkg
After upgrading a (32 bit x86) system to the latest beta of maverick,
every time I use dpkg I get messages like this:
warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 118072 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 118073 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/status' near line 118231 package
'virtualbox-2.1':
error in Version string '2.1.4-42893_Ubuntu_intrepid': invalid character in
revision number
warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 118232 package
'virtualbox-2.1':
error in Config-Version string '2.1.4-42893_Ubuntu_intrepid': invalid
character in revision number
warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 39630 package 'virtualbox':
error in Version string '1.6.4-33808_ubuntu_hardy': invalid character in
revision number
warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 166455 package
'virtualbox-3.0':
error in Version string '3.0.6-52128_Ubuntu_jaunty': invalid character in
revision number
warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 171953 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/available' near line 172067 package
'virtualbox-2.0':
error in Version string '2.0.6-39765_Ubuntu_intrepid': invalid character in
revision number
warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 172127 package
'virtualbox-2.1':
error in Version string '2.1.4-42893_Ubuntu_intrepid': invalid character in
revision number
warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 178785 package
'automatix2':
error in Version string '1.1-1.3-6.10edgy_amd64': invalid character in
revision number
(Reading database ... 966964 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace bash 4.1-2ubuntu4 (using .../bash_4.1-2ubuntu4_i386.deb)
...
warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 118072 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 118073 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/status' near line 118231 package
'virtualbox-2.1':
error in Version string '2.1.4-42893_Ubuntu_intrepid': invalid character in
revision number
warning, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 118232 package
'virtualbox-2.1':
error in Config-Version string '2.1.4-42893_Ubuntu_intrepid': invalid
character in revision number
It seems I cannot even "dpkg --purge" some of those packages (only with
error messages in "avaliable" so I have no idea how to avoid these
problems. This system was upgraded many times maybe this is the reason
of those old packages mentioned but since they are not even installed
currently anymore, this should not caused problems ...
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: dpkg 1.15.8.4ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-20.29-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-20-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Sep 12 20:47:15 2010
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_US:en
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: dpkg
** Affects: dpkg (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: apport-bug i386 maverick
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dpkg complains about non-existing lines in /var/lib/dpkg/ files
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/636586
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