apt-get error

[Collins Richey]

On 6/17/07, Net Llama! <netllama at linux-sxs.org> wrote:
> On Sun, 17 Jun 2007, Michael Hipp wrote:
> > Anyone know what to do about this error?
> >

> >  files list file for package `subversion' contains empty filename

> >
> >
> > This is on Ubuntu 6.06. My knowledge of apt-get and family isn't very
> > deep. I tried 'apt-get clean' and it didn't help. I get this error about
> > 'subversion' no matter what I try to install or remove. Tried to remove
> > and re-install subversion but get the same.
>
> Google says:
> http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?t=308727
> http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-12737.html
> http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22files+list+file+for+package%22+%22contains+empty+filename%22&btnG=Google+Search
>

Appears to be a common/known problem, but the references are quite
old. The first thing to try (as always) is

apt-get-update
apt-get install subversion

Maybe someone has fixed the broken package.


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Collins Richey
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