Organizing Linux Information!

While doing an upgrade on your Debian or Ubuntu system, if you ever encounter the following error message:
E: Unable to parse package file /var/lib/apt/extended_states (1)

all you need to do is to rename that file to something else. For example:
# cd /var/lib/apt/
# mv extended_states extended_states.tmp
Now you can continue whatever you were doing with apt-get, aptitude or [...]

Purpose: Debian has a very powerful package management system called APT. Learning some useful commands can really unleash the true power and usefulness of this package management system. From time to time I will add commands and other tips and tricks that will be helpful to solve some issues and get work done faster. The [...]