rsteinmetz,
lsb_release -a
Code:
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS
Release: 16.04
Codename: xenial
sudo dpkg --configure -a:
Code:
dpkg: error: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 28511 package 'libcdr-0.1-1:amd64':
'Depends' field, reference to 'zlib1g': error in version: epoch in version is not number
And...last evening I ventured into Ask Ubuntu and read up on the issue that the no-entry symbol shows regarding a "MergeList /var/lib/dpkg/status" and a "libcdr-0.1-1".
I'll mention it so as to keep the forum apprised of what has been introduced into the process up to this posting.
One thumbnail mentioned having to repeat the update command or at least what I remember as an "update". I do not remember the exact command I ran twice but each time there were positive responses as in some incremental progress. I have resorted to copying the outputs from Terminal into a document in order to keep things straight, to be accurate when I answer your questions and to avoid being vague about such items.
Another tackled the MergeList issue with:
sudo rm -vf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
and then a:
sudo apt-get update:
And at the end of a list of 90 reloaded packages….
Code:
Reading package lists... Error!
W: The repository 'cdrom://Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS _Xenial Xerus_ - Release amd64 (20170801) xenial Release' does not have a Release file.
N: Data from such a repository can't be authenticated and is therefore potentially dangerous to use.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
E: Failed to fetch cdrom://Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS _Xenial Xerus_ - Release amd64 (20170801)/dists/xenial/main/binary-amd64/Packages
Please use apt-cdrom to make this CD-ROM recognized by APT. apt-get update cannot be used to add new CD-ROMs
E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
E: Problem parsing dependency Depends
E: Error occurred while processing libcdr-0.1-1 (NewVersion2)
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/dpkg/status
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
I am going to sign off this evening but first answer Impavidus' post
And to you my Thanks
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