Ubuntu
dpkg package

"dpkg: parse error" on package installation

Bug #67510 reported by Arwyn Hainsworth
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dpkg (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Tried to install package on Edgy (i386) system and got the following error:

dpkg: parse error, in file `/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 4124 package `liblocale-gettext-perl':
 field name `' must be followed by colon
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)

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Thomas Kluyver (takluyver) wrote :

What package? And can you replicate this on Hardy (or even Intrepid)?

Changed in dpkg:
status: New → Incomplete
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Magnus S (magnuss) wrote :

We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future. To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to "New". Thanks again!

Changed in dpkg:
status: Incomplete → Invalid
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