dpkg: parse error, in file `/var/lib/dpkg/updates/0126' near line 1: newline in field name `#padding'

Bug #336301 reported by midhun
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: dpkg

when i run sudo dpkg --configure -a i got the following
        dpkg: parse error, in file `/var/lib/dpkg/updates/0126' near line 1:
 newline in field name `#padding'
what should i do? pls help me.
thanking you.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: dpkg 1.14.20ubuntu6
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: dpkg
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-7-generic i686

Tags: apport-bug
Revision history for this message
midhun (midhunse) wrote :
Philip Muškovac (yofel)
summary: - sudo dpkg --configure -a not able to solve the problem
+ dpkg: parse error, in file `/var/lib/dpkg/updates/0126' near line 1:
+ newline in field name `#padding'
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