[Bug 876794] Re: /var/lib/dpkg/available not updated correctly

[Walter Garcia-Fontes]

Have you solved this issue?

In any case to install xfce the appropriate package is

sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop

** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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Title:
  /var/lib/dpkg/available not updated correctly

Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Hi,

  I just installed a notebook freshly with oneiric alternate installer
  386.

  Problem: I tried to installed the package xfce4 , but the Ubuntu
  Software Center does not know it and it does not appear in
  /var/lib/dpkg/available

  Interestingly, the package is known by apt-cache, appears in
  /var/lib/apt/lists/de.archive.ubuntu
  .com_ubuntu_dists_oneric_universe_binary-i386_Packages and can be
  installed with apt-get install.

  Furthermore, apt-get update works, but /var/lib/dpkg/available still
  has the timestamp of the installation time.

  The problem seems to be that /var/lib/dpkg/available is not updated.

  apt-get update does not even recreate /var/lib/dpkg/available if it is removed.
  --- 
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: i386
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111011)
  Package: update-manager 1:0.152.25
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
  Tags:  oneiric running-unity
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare

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