[m-dev.] Problem with apt-get on ceres

[Ralph Becket]

Is there a Debian expert in the house?  This can't be good:

ceres:~ $ sudo apt-get update
Hit http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au testing/main Packages
Hit http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au testing/main Release
Hit http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au testing/contrib Packages
Hit http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au testing/contrib Release
Hit http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au testing/non-free Packages
Hit http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au testing/non-free Release
Hit http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au unstable/main Packages
Hit http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au unstable/main Release
Hit http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au unstable/contrib Packages
Hit http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au unstable/contrib Release
Hit http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au unstable/non-free Packages
Hit http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au unstable/non-free Release
Hit http://hawthorn.csse.monash.edu.au unstable/main Packages
Hit http://hawthorn.csse.monash.edu.au unstable/main Release
Hit http://hawthorn.csse.monash.edu.au unstable/contrib Packages
Hit http://hawthorn.csse.monash.edu.au unstable/contrib Release
Hit http://hawthorn.csse.monash.edu.au unstable/non-free Packages
Hit http://www.debianplanet.org stable/main Packages
Hit http://www.debianplanet.org stable/main Release
Hit http://www.debianplanet.org stable/main Sources
Hit http://www.debianplanet.org stable/main Release
Hit http://hawthorn.csse.monash.edu.au unstable/non-free Release
Reading Package Lists... Error!
E: Dynamic MMap ran out of room
E: Error occured while processing xfree86-common (NewVersion1)
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/dpkg/status
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

What's more:

ceres:~ $ sudo apt-get install foo
Reading Package Lists... Error!
E: Dynamic MMap ran out of room
E: Error occured while processing xfree86-common (NewVersion1)
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/dpkg/status
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

-- Ralph
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