Comment 4 for bug 116493

getting the same on Gutsy:

Fetched 6729kB in 2m0s (55.6kB/s)
Reading package lists... Error!
E: Dynamic MMap ran out of room
E: Error occurred while processing evolution-plugins (NewFileVer1)
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/dpkg/status
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

If I take out gutsy distribution points from sources.list I do not get the error. On the other hand, the error point varies with update status of the dist archives, so I do not think it really has something to do with Gutsy.

hggdh@xango:/etc/apt $ apt-cache showpkg apt
Package: apt
Versions:
0.6.46.4ubuntu10 (/var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_feisty_main_binary-amd64_Packages) (/var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_gutsy_main_binary-amd64_Packages) (/var/lib/dpkg/status)
 Description Language:
                 File: /var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_feisty_main_binary-amd64_Packages
                  MD5: d41ee493aa9fcc6cbc9ce4eb7069959c

Reverse Depends:
  wajig,apt
  srcinst,apt 0.5
  sbuild,apt
  reportbug,apt
  piuparts,apt
  feta,apt
  emdebian-tools,apt
  dwww,apt
  debian-cd,apt 0.3.11.1
  cron-apt,apt
  apticron,apt 0.6.8
  apt-src,apt
  apt-show-versions,apt
  apt-move,apt
  apt-listbugs,apt
  apt-cross,apt
  apt-build,apt 0.5
  ubuntu-minimal,apt
  tasksel,apt 0.6.45ubuntu14
  oem-config,apt
  lsb-release,apt
  apt-listchanges,apt 0.5.3
  apport-retrace,apt
  apt-dbgsym,apt 0.6.46.4ubuntu10
  apport-retrace,apt
  apport-retrace,apt
  xara-gtk-byte,apt
  xara-gtk,apt
  wajig,apt
  upgrade-system,apt
  srcinst,apt 0.5
  sbuild,apt
  reprepro,apt
  piuparts,apt
  packagesearch,apt 0.6.46.1
  jablicator,apt
  feta,apt
  dwww,apt
  dpkg-www,apt
  deborphan,apt
  debian-cd,apt 0.3.11.1
  debfoster,apt
  cron-apt,apt
  auto-apt,apt
  ara-byte,apt
  ara,apt
  apticron,apt 0.6.8
  apt-zip,apt 0.3.10
  apt-src,apt
  apt-show-versions,apt
  apt-show-source,apt
  apt-move,apt
  apt-listbugs,apt
  apt-cross,apt
  apt-build,apt 0.5
  add-apt-key,apt
  ubuntu-minimal,apt
  tasksel,apt 0.6.45ubuntu14
  oem-config,apt
  libapt-pkg-dev,apt 0.6.46.4ubuntu10
  kio-apt,apt
  dpkg,apt
  debtags,apt
  debconf,apt 0.3.12.1
  dctrl-tools,apt
  apt-utils,apt 0.5.9
  apt-listchanges,apt 0.5.3
  apt-doc,apt 0.5.4.9
  apport-retrace,apt
  debtags,apt
Dependencies:
0.6.46.4ubuntu10 - libc6 (2 2.5-0ubuntu1) libgcc1 (2 1:4.1.2) libstdc++6 (2 4.1.2) aptitude (16 (null)) synaptic (16 (null)) gnome-apt (16 (null)) wajig (0 (null)) dpkg-dev (0 (null)) apt-doc (0 (null)) bzip2 (0 (null)) gnupg (0 (null)) ubuntu-keyring (0 (null)) libapt-pkg-doc (3 0.3.7) libapt-pkg-dev (3 0.3.7)
Provides:
0.6.46.4ubuntu10 - libapt-pkg-libc6.4-6-3.53
Reverse Provides:
hggdh@xango:/etc/apt $