cannot upgrade xfce

[subliminalfix]

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@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@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:

[C de-Avillez (hggdh2)]

I am short on time now, sorry. Please have a look at bug 24626, there is a way out. Basically you have to edit your APT configuration and add a larger cache size.

[subliminalfix (na1tr2lp-deactivatedaccount)]

 xutils-dev zlib1g zlib1g-dev
WARNING: The following essential packages will be removed.
This should NOT be done unless you know exactly what you are doing!
  libdevmapper1.02 (due to e2fsprogs)
842 upgraded, 250 newly installed, 70 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
Need to get 618MB of archives.
After unpacking 615MB of additional disk space will be used.
You are about to do something potentially harmful.
To continue type in the phrase 'Yes, do as I say!'
 ?]

AFTER SUGGESTION WHICH DOES COMPLETE THE CACHE ALOTMENT

 thanks for the almost fix im not sure i want to go this route so i may try to copy the package list into the

terminal manual doing several apts at a time something similiar to the size suggestion limits in the other

report, but instead of increasing the cache limit the update or upgrade command in this instance

could moniter the channel ie five or ten packages to upgrade and then a message how much space is used

and continue update upgrade

peace =]

   how fast does a zebra have to run before it looks grey

[C de-Avillez (hggdh2)]

@R.JOEL-STAFFORD: it seems you are upgrading between versions (like, 6.04 to 8.04, or 7.10 to 8.04, or similar). You should not use 'apt-get dist-upgrade' to do that...