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I am working with Ubuntu linux Lucid Lynx running on the Oracle VirtualBox. WhenI I'm trying to get the R package (r-base) or the python matplotlib package with 

sudo apt-get install r-base

im getting this error:

dpkg: parse error, in file '/var/lib/dpkg/available' near line 30898 package 'python-oauth': missing version

Does anyone know the solution for this, because I can't find answers on google though. I already tried to remove the python-oauth package, but then I get the same error message. Also updating and installing it with force won't help. I hope someone can help me.

Pavel Strakhov
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You can try

apt-get clean
apt-get update

Then try again

If that doesn't work, try

apt-get install r-base --reinstall
user590028
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