[Bug 1015616] Re: dpkg fails with status parsing error after upgrade to dpkg 1.16.3

[3vi1]

I was able to workaround the issue by adding "Multi-Arch: same" to the
amd64 package entries of libsdl-net and libsdl-mixer in the
/var/lib/dpkg/status file.

I was then able to install the new dpkg and proceed normally.  You might
want to try the same for libcanberra-gtk-module,

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Title:
  dpkg fails with status parsing error after upgrade to dpkg 1.16.3

Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Preparing to replace dpkg 1.16.1.2ubuntu8 (using .../dpkg_1.16.3ubuntu2_amd64.deb) ...
  Unpacking replacement dpkg ...
  Processing triggers for man-db ...
  dpkg: error: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 18628 package 'libcanberra-gtk-module:i386':
   mixed non-coinstallable and coinstallable package instances present
  dpkg-query: error: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 18628 package 'libcanberra-gtk-module:i386':
   mixed non-coinstallable and coinstallable package instances present
  debsums: dpkg-query --admindir=/var/lib/dpkg --showformat=${Package}

  ${PackageSpec}

  ${binary:Package}

  ${Version}

  ${Status}

  ${Conffiles}

  ${Replaces}

   --show failed (exit status 2)
  E: Problem executing scripts DPkg::Post-Invoke 'if [ -x /usr/bin/debsums ]; then /usr/bin/debsums --generate=nocheck -sp /var/cache/apt/archives; fi'

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: dpkg 1.16.3ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.39-generic 3.2.16
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.2.3-0ubuntu5
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Wed Jun 20 16:59:38 2012
  InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta amd64 (20111007)
  ProcEnviron:
   SHELL=/bin/bash
   TERM=screen
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: dpkg
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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