I always get this error when I attempt to install a package using apt-get. I would appreciate help. This seems a common problem with every other package, but I've never encountered a problem with the dpkg itself.
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Ubuntu dpkg recovery
Recover dpkg status file
cp /var/backups/dpkg.status.0 /var/lib/dpkg/status
Reinstall - dpkg
cd /var/cache/apt/archives/
dpkg --force-depends -i dpkg_*.deb
Reinstall - apt
cd /var/cache/apt/archives/
dpkg --force-depends -i apt_*.deb
dpkg --force-depends -i apt-utils_*.deb
apt-get update
Missing files in /var/lib/dpkg/info?
Use dpkg to list installed packages..
dpkg -l | grep ii
Reinstall from output using apt...
dpkg -l | grep ii | awk '{print "apt-get --reinstall -y install", $2}' > /tmp/reinstall
Now, install ucf which may be of importance to installation of kernel or others...
apt-get --reinstall install ucf
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Manuel Jordan
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I found a solution that worked for a user with a related problem...
sudo -i
mkdir /tmp/dpkg
cd /tmp/dpkg
#i386 version
wget https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archive/primary/+files/dpkg_1.18.4ubuntu1.1_i386.deb
or
#amd64 version
wget https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archive/primary/+files/dpkg_1.18.4ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb
ar x dpkg*.deb data.tar.gz
tar xfvz data.tar.gz ./usr/bin/dpkg
sudo cp ./usr/bin/dpkg /usr/bin/
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --reinstall dpkg
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Manuel Jordan
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