Get rid of version grml.02
I frequently get asked about the error:
dpkg-query: warning: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 5038 package 'linux-image-2.6.33-grml':
error in Version string 'grml.02': version number does not start with digit
dpkg-query: warning: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 21699 package 'linux-headers-2.6.33-grml':
error in Version string 'grml.02': version number does not start with digit
dpkg-query: warning: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 61359 package 'linux-doc-2.6.33-grml':
error in Version string 'grml.02': version number does not start with digit
So this article is to answer all questions in a time.
I don’t know why, but that grml kernel has a version number of grml.02
(other kernel versions are also affected). This version string doesn’t meet the criteria for version numbers because it doesn’t start with a digit. So dpkg
is correctly warning. This warning is not critical, you might ignore it without any consequences, or you can install a newer one.
Kernel with corrected version numbers can be found in grml-testing
, so add the following to your /etc/apt/sources.list.d/grml.list
:
deb http://deb.grml.org/ grml-testing main
and you’ll find for example the new 2.6.38 kernel. Just for those lazy guys:
aptitude install linux-image-2.6.38-grml linux-headers-2.6.38-grml
So, have fun with your new kernel :-P
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