[Bug 218022] [NEW] cannot upgrade xfce

[R.JOEL-STAFFORD]

Public bug reported:

Get:31 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages [1195kB]
30% [22 Sources bzip2 0] [31 Packages 125660/1195kB 10%] 
bzip2: Compressed file ends unexpectedly;
        perhaps it is corrupted?  *Possible* reason follows.
bzip2: Resource temporarily unavailable
        Input file = (stdin), output file = (stdout)

It is possible that the compressed file(s) have become corrupted.
You can use the -tvv option to test integrity of such files.

You can use the `bzip2recover' program to attempt to recover
data from undamaged sections of corrupted files.

Err http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/universe Sources
  Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_hardy-security_universe_source_Sources - open (2 No such file or directory)
Get:32 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/restricted Packages [7363B]
Get:33 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/multiverse Packages [178kB]
Get:34 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/restricted Sources [1646B]
Get:35 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Sources [340kB]
Get:36 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/multiverse Sources [60.6kB]
Get:37 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Sources [1323kB]
Get:38 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Packages [4301kB]           
Get:39 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Sources [1323kB]            
Get:40 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Packages [14B]          
Get:41 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/restricted Packages [14B]    
Get:42 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/multiverse Packages [14B]    
Get:43 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/restricted Sources [14B]     
Get:44 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Sources [14B]           
Get:45 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/multiverse Sources [14B]     
Get:46 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/universe Sources [14B]       
Get:47 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-backports/main Packages [14B]        
Get:48 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-backports/restricted Packages [14B]  
Get:49 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-backports/universe Packages [14B]    
Get:50 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-backports/multiverse Packages [14B]  
Get:51 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-backports/main Sources [14B]         
Get:52 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-backports/restricted Sources [14B]   
Get:53 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-backports/universe Sources [14B]     
Get:54 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-backports/multiverse Sources [14B]   
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com edgy/universe Packages                        
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com edgy-updates/universe Packages                
Fetched 8946kB in 36s (248kB/s)                                                
Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy-security/universe/source/Sources.bz2  Could not open file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_hardy-security_universe_source_Sources - open (2 No such file or directory)
Reading package lists... Error!
E: Dynamic MMap ran out of room
E: Error occurred while processing gs-esp (NewVersion1)
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/dpkg/status
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
moth at pearl:~$ 


 not able to go into synaptic either as of this situation 

E: Dynamic MMap ran out of room
E: Error occurred while processing gs-esp (NewVersion1)
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/dpkg/status
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

and the same thing in the terminal

moth at pearl:~$ update-manager -d
Introspect error: The name org.freedesktop.UpdateManager was not provided by any .service files
no listening object (The name org.freedesktop.UpdateManager was not provided by any .service files) 
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/update-manager", line 87, in ?
    app.main(options)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/UpdateManager/UpdateManager.py", line 960, in main
    self.fillstore()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/UpdateManager/UpdateManager.py", line 808, in fillstore
    self.initCache()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/UpdateManager/UpdateManager.py", line 898, in initCache
    self.cache = MyCache(progress)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/UpdateManager/UpdateManager.py", line 90, in __init__
    apt.Cache.__init__(self, progress)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/apt/cache.py", line 36, in __init__
    self.open(progress)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/apt/cache.py", line 53, in open
    self._cache = apt_pkg.GetCache(progress)
SystemError: E:Dynamic MMap ran out of room, E:Error occurred while processing gs-esp (NewVersion1), E:Problem with MergeList /var/lib/dpkg/status, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
Unhandled exception in thread started by 
Error in sys.excepthook:

Original exception was:

** Affects: xubuntu-system-tools (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Changed in: xubuntu-system-tools (Ubuntu)
Sourcepackagename: None => xubuntu-system-tools

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cannot upgrade xfce
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/218022
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