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floppyjoe 01-15-2009 02:32 PM
missing files, parsing errors
 
Reading package lists... Error!
E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/dpkg/status
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

I have a missing file on line 17980
causing problems updating, tried a few things in terminal to no effect. any ideas how to rebuild oss.

TB0ne 01-16-2009 08:23 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by floppyjoe (Post 3410188)
Reading package lists... Error!
E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/dpkg/status
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

I have a missing file on line 17980
causing problems updating, tried a few things in terminal to no effect. any ideas how to rebuild oss.
Any real information, such as what version/distro of Linux? What you're trying to do? What program is giving you the missing file error? What you've done/changed, that may have caused this to happen???

Posting a few lines of error messages, with a vague problem, doesn't give us alot to go on, to try to help you.


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