apt-get has a error

Question

when I use:

sudo apt-get upgrade

I get this Error:

E: Could not open file /var/lib/dpkg/status - open (2: No such file or directory)

E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

i use : sudo dpkg --configure -a

and I get this:

dpkg: error: failed to open package info file `/var/lib/dpkg/status' for reading: No such file or directory

Please read the contents of the file /var/lib/dpkg/status using command in terminal "sudo gedit /var/lib/dpkg/status" — Lokesh Sanapalli, Mar 14 '13 at 08:56

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 14 '13 at 09:07

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Try following commands step by step.

sudo cp /var/backups/dpkg.status.0 /var/lib/dpkg/status

sudo mkdir /var/lib/apt/lists/partial 

sudo dpkg --clear-avail

Now try to

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

answered Mar 14 '13 at 09:07

KK Patel

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