Update manager Malformed 1st word in status line
After repairing hardware problems Update Manager gave me the following response. Thank you!
dick@dick288A-ABA-854N:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a [sudo] password for dick: dpkg: error: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 13330 package 'alacarte': 'igstall ok installed' is not allowed for first (want) word in `status' field dick@dick288A-ABA-854N:~$ sudo apt-get install -f Reading package lists... Error! E: Malformed 1st word in the Status line E: Error occurred while processing alacarte (UsePackage2) E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/dpkg/status E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. dick@dick288A-ABA-854N:~$ |
As a quick fix, try replacing /var/lib/dpkg/status with /var/lib/dpkg/status-old (if that file was automatically created during the update process), then re-run.
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