[Bug 898426] [NEW] Running ubuntu 11.10 and trying to do they system update. Keep getting "package failed".

[Jason U]

Public bug reported:

Here are the details in the report:

installArchives() failed:
Extracting templates from packages: 17%%
Extracting templates from packages: 34%%
Extracting templates from packages: 51%%
Extracting templates from packages: 68%%
Extracting templates from packages: 85%%
Extracting templates from packages: 100%%

Preconfiguring packages ...

Extracting templates from packages: 17%%
Extracting templates from packages: 34%%
Extracting templates from packages: 51%%
Extracting templates from packages: 68%%
Extracting templates from packages: 85%%
Extracting templates from packages: 100%%

Preconfiguring packages ...

Extracting templates from packages: 17%%
Extracting templates from packages: 34%%
Extracting templates from packages: 51%%
Extracting templates from packages: 68%%
Extracting templates from packages: 85%%
Extracting templates from packages: 100%%

Preconfiguring packages ...

dpkg: error: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 13361
package 'python-pycurl':

 field name `Arch' must be followed by colon

Error in function:

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: dpkg 1.16.0.3ubuntu5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Nov 30 16:28:38 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: dpkg
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: dpkg (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 oneiric running-unity

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Title:
  Running ubuntu 11.10 and trying to do they system update.  Keep
  getting "package failed".

Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Here are the details in the report:

  installArchives() failed:
  Extracting templates from packages: 17%%
  Extracting templates from packages: 34%%
  Extracting templates from packages: 51%%
  Extracting templates from packages: 68%%
  Extracting templates from packages: 85%%
  Extracting templates from packages: 100%%

  Preconfiguring packages ...

  Extracting templates from packages: 17%%
  Extracting templates from packages: 34%%
  Extracting templates from packages: 51%%
  Extracting templates from packages: 68%%
  Extracting templates from packages: 85%%
  Extracting templates from packages: 100%%

  Preconfiguring packages ...

  Extracting templates from packages: 17%%
  Extracting templates from packages: 34%%
  Extracting templates from packages: 51%%
  Extracting templates from packages: 68%%
  Extracting templates from packages: 85%%
  Extracting templates from packages: 100%%

  Preconfiguring packages ...

  dpkg: error: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 13361
  package 'python-pycurl':

   field name `Arch' must be followed by colon

  Error in function:

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: dpkg 1.16.0.3ubuntu5
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Wed Nov 30 16:28:38 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: dpkg
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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