Re: dpkg/xtt-fonts trouble

[B0Ti <9915104t@example.com>]

I have seen the package info, but this is not what I was asking for.

SATO Satoru wrote:

> >From apt-cache show xtt-fonts:
>
> This is psude package to upgrade xtt-fonts smoothly.
> If this package is installed, this will be deleted by myself automatically.
>
> I think this package is obsoleted by ttf* (= ttf-xtt-wadalab-gothic,
> ttf-watanabe-mincho, xfonts-xtt-wadalab-gothic, xfonts-xtt-watanabe-mincho).
>
> On Mon, 21 May 2001 00:42:35 +0900
> B0Ti <9915104t@example.com> wrote:
>
> > I'm trying to install xtt-fonts.
> >
> > [root@example.com lib]# apt-get install xtt-fonts
> > Reading Package Lists... Done
> > ...
> > Unpacking xtt-fonts (from .../xtt-fonts_0.20010301-1_i386.deb) ...
> > Setting up xtt-fonts (0.20010301-1) ...
> > Package: xtt-fonts will be removed
> >  but dpkg is running, so waiting in background...
> >
> > Here it stops, so I run it again:
> >
> > [root@example.com lib]# apt-get install xtt-fonts
> > ...
> > Need to get 0B/5454B of archives. After unpacking 45.1kB will be used.
> > dpkg: parse error, in file `/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 13045
> > package `xtt-fonts':
> >  missing version
> > W: Encountered status field in a non-version description
> > W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these missing files
> > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)
> >
> > To fix this I have to manually remove the corrupt info field from
> > /var/lib/dpkg/status, otherwise dpkg will refuse to install anything
> > from here on.
> > I got the latest (v1.8.3.1) dpkg.
>
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