Apt-get and synaptic problem

IBS · 12-18-2004, 08:54 AM

When i try to install something using apt-get or Synaptic, i get this error:

Code:

Preconfiguring packages ...
dpkg: parse error, in file `/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 10608 package `python-pyorbit':
 field name `!' must be followed by colon
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)
ibs@ubuntu:~ $

This happens to every package i try to install. I'm a newbie to Linux so i can't figure this out myself.

darkleaf · 12-18-2004, 09:38 AM

Can you post that part from that file. There's an error in it maybe you can just edit the file.

IBS · 12-18-2004, 11:34 AM

Ok here is a part from the /var/lib/dpkg/status file, line 10608 is where it says: ! objects.

Code:

Package: python-pyorbit
Status: install ok installed
Priority: optional
Section: python
Installed-Size: 48
Maintainer: Sebastien Bacher <seb128@debian.org>
Architecture: all
Source: pyorbit
Version: 2.0.1-0ubuntu1
Depends: python2.3-pyorbit, python (>= 2.3), python (<< 2.4)
Description: A Python language binding for the ORBit2 CORBA implementation
 It aims to take advantage of new features found in ORBit2 to make
 language bindings more efficient.  This includes:
   - Use of ORBit2 type libraries to generate stubs
   - use of the ORBit_small_invoke_stub() call for operation
     invocation, which allows for short circuited invocation on local
!    objects.  ##THIS IS LINE 10608
 .
 Where it makes sense, this binding tries to stay compatible with the
 Python language mapping, which can be found on the OMG web site:
     http://www.omg.org/cgi-bin/doc?formal/02-09-07
 .
 This package is a dependency package, which select the right package
 for the default Python version.

IBS · 12-18-2004, 11:38 AM

I think the problem is solved, i removed the "!" character in that line. I dont know what it was doing there.

Sepero · 12-18-2004, 08:47 PM

That's really bizarre. Do you have unofficial repositories in your /etc/apt/sources.list? Are you running Debian or some type of hybrid distro?

comprookie2000 · 12-19-2004, 01:01 AM

Looks like;
ibs@ubuntu:~ $