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"missing final new line" problem

Asked by jompz

i installed the ubuntu ultimate 1.4 (based om feisty fawn 7.04)

im trying to update with Update Manager.
and i get this error..

E: /var/cache/apt/archives/python2.5_2.5.1-0ubuntu1_i386.deb: files list file for package `linux-headers-2.6.20-15' is missing final newline

The line:
`linux-headers-2.6.20-15' is missing final newline is following me !

i cant install anything. cant update cant di nothing with the system right now..

i tryed to fix this but nothing works..im new to this..

please help

best regards
john

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Cesare Tirabassi (norsetto) said : 		#1

Most probably a corrupt file in /var/lib/dpkg/info/; since the originating package is python2.5 it should be pretty safe to delete all files related to it in that directory.

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jompz (j-westermark) said : 		#2

oki... im lost anyway.

this thing i haunting me.. :P cant sleep

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Cesare Tirabassi (norsetto) said : 		#3

You can also check the content of the package with this command:

dpkg --contents /var/cache/apt/archives/python2.5_2.5.1-0ubuntu1_i386.deb

Check if it is correct (you can also compare it with the official listing at archive.ubuntu.com).

If it is not correct, try to reinstall it with:

sudo apt-get install --reinstall python2.5

I assume ubuntu ultimate 1.4 uses the Ubuntu repositories. If that package is not coming from our repositories, than you should file a bug or ask for support to the maintainer of that repository.

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