dpkg: error: reading package info file /usr/local/var/lib/dpkg/status
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I was installing a package from source and checkinstall produced
dpkg:error: reading package info file '/usr/local/var/lib/dpkg/status': Is a directory
The "status" directory was missing i went and made the directory but dont know how to make the info file. I may have some backups but not sure which one to use. From what i've been reading I think dpkg has been corrupted sort of.
phantom@AsusK53E:~$ tree -d /usr/local/var/lib/dpkg
/usr/local/var/lib/dpkg
├── alternatives
├── info
├── methods
│  ├── disk
│  ├── floppy
│  ├── ftp
│  ├── mnt
│  └── multicd
├── parts
├── status
└── updates
11 directories
Copied the status and availalbe files from /var/lib/dpkg to
/usr/local/var/lib/dpkg and the checkinstall completed without error.
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I was installing a package from source and checkinstall produced
dpkg:error: reading package info file '/usr/local/var/lib/dpkg/status': Is a directory
The "status" directory was missing i went and made the directory but dont know how to make the info file. I may have some backups but not sure which one to use. From what i've been reading I think dpkg has been corrupted sort of.
phantom@AsusK53E:~$ tree -d /usr/local/var/lib/dpkg
/usr/local/var/lib/dpkg
├── alternatives
├── info
├── methods
│  ├── disk
│  ├── floppy
│  ├── ftp
│  ├── mnt
│  └── multicd
├── parts
├── status
└── updates
11 directories
Copied the status and availalbe files from /var/lib/dpkg to
/usr/local/var/lib/dpkg and the checkinstall completed without error.
package-management software-installation dpkg
asked May 25 at 22:28
m0ng00se
86
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You did something wrong, usually DPKG-cache is located in top-level - /var/lib/dpkg/status. And deb-files created with checkinstall are saved to this database. Please add output oftree -d /usr/local/var/lib/dpkgto the question.
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May 26 at 9:30
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I was installing a package from source and checkinstall produced
dpkg:error: reading package info file '/usr/local/var/lib/dpkg/status': Is a directory
The "status" directory was missing i went and made the directory but dont know how to make the info file. I may have some backups but not sure which one to use. From what i've been reading I think dpkg has been corrupted sort of.
phantom@AsusK53E:~$ tree -d /usr/local/var/lib/dpkg
/usr/local/var/lib/dpkg
├── alternatives
├── info
├── methods
│  ├── disk
│  ├── floppy
│  ├── ftp
│  ├── mnt
│  └── multicd
├── parts
├── status
└── updates
11 directories
Copied the status and availalbe files from /var/lib/dpkg to
/usr/local/var/lib/dpkg and the checkinstall completed without error.
package-management software-installation dpkg
asked May 25 at 22:28
m0ng00se
86
I was installing a package from source and checkinstall produced
dpkg:error: reading package info file '/usr/local/var/lib/dpkg/status': Is a directory
The "status" directory was missing i went and made the directory but dont know how to make the info file. I may have some backups but not sure which one to use. From what i've been reading I think dpkg has been corrupted sort of.
phantom@AsusK53E:~$ tree -d /usr/local/var/lib/dpkg
/usr/local/var/lib/dpkg
├── alternatives
├── info
├── methods
│  ├── disk
│  ├── floppy
│  ├── ftp
│  ├── mnt
│  └── multicd
├── parts
├── status
└── updates
11 directories
Copied the status and availalbe files from /var/lib/dpkg to
/usr/local/var/lib/dpkg and the checkinstall completed without error.
package-management software-installation dpkg
asked May 25 at 22:28
m0ng00se
86
edited May 26 at 21:03
asked May 25 at 22:28
m0ng00se
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asked May 25 at 22:28
m0ng00se
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asked May 25 at 22:28
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You did something wrong, usually DPKG-cache is located in top-level - /var/lib/dpkg/status. And deb-files created with checkinstall are saved to this database. Please add output oftree -d /usr/local/var/lib/dpkgto the question.
– N0rbert
May 26 at 9:30
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You did something wrong, usually DPKG-cache is located in top-level - /var/lib/dpkg/status. And deb-files created with checkinstall are saved to this database. Please add output oftree -d /usr/local/var/lib/dpkgto the question.
– N0rbert
May 26 at 9:30
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2
You did something wrong, usually DPKG-cache is located in top-level - /var/lib/dpkg/status. And deb-files created with checkinstall are saved to this database. Please add output of
tree -d /usr/local/var/lib/dpkg to the question.– N0rbert
May 26 at 9:30
You did something wrong, usually DPKG-cache is located in top-level - /var/lib/dpkg/status. And deb-files created with checkinstall are saved to this database. Please add output of
tree -d /usr/local/var/lib/dpkg to the question.– N0rbert
May 26 at 9:30
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Just creating a directory called status won't get you what you need. /var/lib/dpkg/status is supposed to be a file, not a directory as seen below:
ll /var/lib/dpkg/status
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3466281 May 26 06:17 /var/lib/dpkg/status
Provided all you've done wrong is delete the status file and attempt to replace it with a directory you should be able to simply issue the following commands:
rmdir /var/lib/dpkg/status
sudo cp /var/lib/dpkg/status-old /var/lib/dpkg/status
if you've somehow managed to move the entire /var/lib/dpkg branch and graft it to the /usr/local branch you'll need to move it back first.
the /var/lib/dpkg branch typically looks like this:
tree -d /var/lib/dpkg
/var/lib/dpkg
├── alternatives
├── info
├── parts
├── triggers
└── updates
Source: shamelessly modified from this answer to this question.
answered May 26 at 17:28
Elder Geek
25.2k948119
/var/lib/dpkg/status is present. The error from checkinstall shows the file is missing from this path usr/local/var/lib/dpkg/status
– m0ng00se
May 26 at 20:13
cp the status-old to /usr/local/var/lib/dpkg/status it checkinstall completed without error
– m0ng00se
May 26 at 20:58
@m0ng00se I'm glad my answer was helpful to you! Cheers!
– Elder Geek
May 31 at 16:24
@ElderGeek, How to move it back to /var/lib/dpkg if I accidentally managed it to /usr/local. I already create new dir in /var/lib/dpkg, but it still gives me error when installing software:update-alternatives: error: cannot append to '/usr/local/var/log/alternatives.log': No such file or directory.
– bagustris
Aug 8 at 0:22
@bagustris If you have a different question feel free to ask and link to this one if you feel it provides context. There are many answers here on how to move a file.
– Elder Geek
Aug 9 at 15:15
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1 Answer
1
active
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1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
1
down vote
accepted
Just creating a directory called status won't get you what you need. /var/lib/dpkg/status is supposed to be a file, not a directory as seen below:
ll /var/lib/dpkg/status
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3466281 May 26 06:17 /var/lib/dpkg/status
Provided all you've done wrong is delete the status file and attempt to replace it with a directory you should be able to simply issue the following commands:
rmdir /var/lib/dpkg/status
sudo cp /var/lib/dpkg/status-old /var/lib/dpkg/status
if you've somehow managed to move the entire /var/lib/dpkg branch and graft it to the /usr/local branch you'll need to move it back first.
the /var/lib/dpkg branch typically looks like this:
tree -d /var/lib/dpkg
/var/lib/dpkg
├── alternatives
├── info
├── parts
├── triggers
└── updates
Source: shamelessly modified from this answer to this question.
answered May 26 at 17:28
Elder Geek
25.2k948119
/var/lib/dpkg/status is present. The error from checkinstall shows the file is missing from this path usr/local/var/lib/dpkg/status
– m0ng00se
May 26 at 20:13
cp the status-old to /usr/local/var/lib/dpkg/status it checkinstall completed without error
– m0ng00se
May 26 at 20:58
@m0ng00se I'm glad my answer was helpful to you! Cheers!
– Elder Geek
May 31 at 16:24
@ElderGeek, How to move it back to /var/lib/dpkg if I accidentally managed it to /usr/local. I already create new dir in /var/lib/dpkg, but it still gives me error when installing software:update-alternatives: error: cannot append to '/usr/local/var/log/alternatives.log': No such file or directory.
– bagustris
Aug 8 at 0:22
@bagustris If you have a different question feel free to ask and link to this one if you feel it provides context. There are many answers here on how to move a file.
– Elder Geek
Aug 9 at 15:15
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
accepted
Just creating a directory called status won't get you what you need. /var/lib/dpkg/status is supposed to be a file, not a directory as seen below:
ll /var/lib/dpkg/status
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3466281 May 26 06:17 /var/lib/dpkg/status
Provided all you've done wrong is delete the status file and attempt to replace it with a directory you should be able to simply issue the following commands:
rmdir /var/lib/dpkg/status
sudo cp /var/lib/dpkg/status-old /var/lib/dpkg/status
if you've somehow managed to move the entire /var/lib/dpkg branch and graft it to the /usr/local branch you'll need to move it back first.
the /var/lib/dpkg branch typically looks like this:
tree -d /var/lib/dpkg
/var/lib/dpkg
├── alternatives
├── info
├── parts
├── triggers
└── updates
Source: shamelessly modified from this answer to this question.
answered May 26 at 17:28
Elder Geek
25.2k948119
/var/lib/dpkg/status is present. The error from checkinstall shows the file is missing from this path usr/local/var/lib/dpkg/status
– m0ng00se
May 26 at 20:13
cp the status-old to /usr/local/var/lib/dpkg/status it checkinstall completed without error
– m0ng00se
May 26 at 20:58
@m0ng00se I'm glad my answer was helpful to you! Cheers!
– Elder Geek
May 31 at 16:24
@ElderGeek, How to move it back to /var/lib/dpkg if I accidentally managed it to /usr/local. I already create new dir in /var/lib/dpkg, but it still gives me error when installing software:update-alternatives: error: cannot append to '/usr/local/var/log/alternatives.log': No such file or directory.
– bagustris
Aug 8 at 0:22
@bagustris If you have a different question feel free to ask and link to this one if you feel it provides context. There are many answers here on how to move a file.
– Elder Geek
Aug 9 at 15:15
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
accepted
up vote
1
down vote
accepted
Just creating a directory called status won't get you what you need. /var/lib/dpkg/status is supposed to be a file, not a directory as seen below:
ll /var/lib/dpkg/status
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3466281 May 26 06:17 /var/lib/dpkg/status
Provided all you've done wrong is delete the status file and attempt to replace it with a directory you should be able to simply issue the following commands:
rmdir /var/lib/dpkg/status
sudo cp /var/lib/dpkg/status-old /var/lib/dpkg/status
if you've somehow managed to move the entire /var/lib/dpkg branch and graft it to the /usr/local branch you'll need to move it back first.
the /var/lib/dpkg branch typically looks like this:
tree -d /var/lib/dpkg
/var/lib/dpkg
├── alternatives
├── info
├── parts
├── triggers
└── updates
Source: shamelessly modified from this answer to this question.
answered May 26 at 17:28
Elder Geek
25.2k948119
Just creating a directory called status won't get you what you need. /var/lib/dpkg/status is supposed to be a file, not a directory as seen below:
ll /var/lib/dpkg/status
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3466281 May 26 06:17 /var/lib/dpkg/status
Provided all you've done wrong is delete the status file and attempt to replace it with a directory you should be able to simply issue the following commands:
rmdir /var/lib/dpkg/status
sudo cp /var/lib/dpkg/status-old /var/lib/dpkg/status
if you've somehow managed to move the entire /var/lib/dpkg branch and graft it to the /usr/local branch you'll need to move it back first.
the /var/lib/dpkg branch typically looks like this:
tree -d /var/lib/dpkg
/var/lib/dpkg
├── alternatives
├── info
├── parts
├── triggers
└── updates
Source: shamelessly modified from this answer to this question.
answered May 26 at 17:28
Elder Geek
25.2k948119
edited May 30 at 11:35
answered May 26 at 17:28
Elder Geek
25.2k948119
answered May 26 at 17:28
Elder Geek
25.2k948119
answered May 26 at 17:28
Elder Geek
25.2k948119
25.2k948119
/var/lib/dpkg/status is present. The error from checkinstall shows the file is missing from this path usr/local/var/lib/dpkg/status
– m0ng00se
May 26 at 20:13
cp the status-old to /usr/local/var/lib/dpkg/status it checkinstall completed without error
– m0ng00se
May 26 at 20:58
@m0ng00se I'm glad my answer was helpful to you! Cheers!
– Elder Geek
May 31 at 16:24
@ElderGeek, How to move it back to /var/lib/dpkg if I accidentally managed it to /usr/local. I already create new dir in /var/lib/dpkg, but it still gives me error when installing software:update-alternatives: error: cannot append to '/usr/local/var/log/alternatives.log': No such file or directory.
– bagustris
Aug 8 at 0:22
@bagustris If you have a different question feel free to ask and link to this one if you feel it provides context. There are many answers here on how to move a file.
– Elder Geek
Aug 9 at 15:15
add a comment |Â
/var/lib/dpkg/status is present. The error from checkinstall shows the file is missing from this path usr/local/var/lib/dpkg/status
– m0ng00se
May 26 at 20:13
cp the status-old to /usr/local/var/lib/dpkg/status it checkinstall completed without error
– m0ng00se
May 26 at 20:58
@m0ng00se I'm glad my answer was helpful to you! Cheers!
– Elder Geek
May 31 at 16:24
@ElderGeek, How to move it back to /var/lib/dpkg if I accidentally managed it to /usr/local. I already create new dir in /var/lib/dpkg, but it still gives me error when installing software:update-alternatives: error: cannot append to '/usr/local/var/log/alternatives.log': No such file or directory.
– bagustris
Aug 8 at 0:22
@bagustris If you have a different question feel free to ask and link to this one if you feel it provides context. There are many answers here on how to move a file.
– Elder Geek
Aug 9 at 15:15
/var/lib/dpkg/status is present. The error from checkinstall shows the file is missing from this path usr/local/var/lib/dpkg/status
– m0ng00se
May 26 at 20:13
/var/lib/dpkg/status is present. The error from checkinstall shows the file is missing from this path usr/local/var/lib/dpkg/status
– m0ng00se
May 26 at 20:13
cp the status-old to /usr/local/var/lib/dpkg/status it checkinstall completed without error
– m0ng00se
May 26 at 20:58
cp the status-old to /usr/local/var/lib/dpkg/status it checkinstall completed without error
– m0ng00se
May 26 at 20:58
@m0ng00se I'm glad my answer was helpful to you! Cheers!
– Elder Geek
May 31 at 16:24
@m0ng00se I'm glad my answer was helpful to you! Cheers!
– Elder Geek
May 31 at 16:24
@ElderGeek, How to move it back to /var/lib/dpkg if I accidentally managed it to /usr/local. I already create new dir in /var/lib/dpkg, but it still gives me error when installing software:
update-alternatives: error: cannot append to '/usr/local/var/log/alternatives.log': No such file or directory.– bagustris
Aug 8 at 0:22
@ElderGeek, How to move it back to /var/lib/dpkg if I accidentally managed it to /usr/local. I already create new dir in /var/lib/dpkg, but it still gives me error when installing software:
update-alternatives: error: cannot append to '/usr/local/var/log/alternatives.log': No such file or directory.– bagustris
Aug 8 at 0:22
@bagustris If you have a different question feel free to ask and link to this one if you feel it provides context. There are many answers here on how to move a file.
– Elder Geek
Aug 9 at 15:15
@bagustris If you have a different question feel free to ask and link to this one if you feel it provides context. There are many answers here on how to move a file.
– Elder Geek
Aug 9 at 15:15
add a comment |Â
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You did something wrong, usually DPKG-cache is located in top-level - /var/lib/dpkg/status. And deb-files created with checkinstall are saved to this database. Please add output of
tree -d /usr/local/var/lib/dpkgto the question.– N0rbert
May 26 at 9:30