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

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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.

** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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/var/lib/dpkg/available not updated correctly
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/876794
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