[maemo-users] [maemo-users] Operation failed

[From: Roberto Resoli]

2006/11/3, Iñigo Illán <kodeport at terra.es>:
....
> E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/dpkg/status
> E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
>
> Can anyone figure out what can be happening?

I had the same problem, but i noticed it only after restoring backup
and installing xterm; was the same for you?

Anyway, i fixed this reverting to swapping /var/lib/dpkg/status with
/var/lib/dpkg/status-old I found happily. Of course you have to be
root for doing this. May be there is a simpler way for recovering.

bye,
Roberto