[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with "Encountered a section with no Package: header"

2017-11-21 Thread Julian Andres Klode
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Assignee: Pavel muhlheim (procomp26) => (unassigned) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346386 Title: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with "Encountered a section with no Package: header"

2017-01-15 Thread Pavel muhlheim
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Pavel muhlheim (procomp26) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346386 Title: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2014-11-15 Thread bijay_ant
Similar Issue with me as well. The same problem occured with my regular desktop computer, Then I tried to install fresh ubuntu 14.04 on another computer yet same problem occured E: Encountered a section with no Package: header E: Problem with MergeList

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2014-10-09 Thread Ubuntu QA Website
This bug has been reported on the Ubuntu ISO testing tracker. A list of all reports related to this bug can be found here: http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/reports/bugs/346386 ** Tags added: iso-testing -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

Re: [Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2014-01-03 Thread fulvio
non sono in grado di farlo ora; grazie per i consigli e la disponibilità, spero quanto prima di poter riparare il programma secondo le vostre precise istruzioni. Ancora molti ringraziamenti... :-) 2013/10/17 Vladimir Plotnikov 346...@bugs.launchpad.net same problem on dist-upgrade from 13.04

Re: [Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2014-01-01 Thread Reyes Elena
Merci beaucoup ! Avec votre méthode j'ai réussi à résoudre mon problème et cela est très gratifiant pour quelqu'un comme moi qui ne connais pas grand chose à l'informatique. Aujourd'hui j'ai réalisé mon 1er. update depuis des mois. Envoyé de mon iPad Le 30 déc. 2013 à 11:09, Dany

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2013-12-30 Thread Dany
The suggested work around was not correct in my case as there was a directory under the /lists directory named 'partial'. Work around was rmdir /var/lib/apt/lists/partial and then run apt-get update. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

Re: [Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2013-10-20 Thread fulvio
Many thanks for the help, i'll try to do every step you advice me :-) 2013/10/17 Vladimir Plotnikov 346...@bugs.launchpad.net same problem on dist-upgrade from 13.04 to 13.10 -- You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a duplicate bug report (1095148).

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2013-10-17 Thread Vladimir Plotnikov
same problem on dist-upgrade from 13.04 to 13.10 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346386 Title: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2012-10-24 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
This bug was fixed in the package apt - 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.5 --- apt (0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.5) precise-proposed; urgency=low * apt-pkg/pkgcachegen.cc: - Fix crash if the cache is remapped while writing a Provides version (LP: #1066445). apt (0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.4)

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2012-10-17 Thread Brian Murray
Using apt version 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.5 from precise-proposed I followed the test case in the bug description and observed the behavior expected from the package in proposed and no longer received the merge list error message. ** Description changed: Binary package hint: adept-updater

Re: [Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2012-10-12 Thread Chris Hunt
Brian Thanks for this. When I go to delete the file I don’t have permission. Why is that, can you help. Thanks Chris Hunt On 10/10/12 22:17, Brian Murray wrote: ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu Precise) Status: Confirmed = Fix Committed ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu Precise) Importance:

Re: [Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2012-10-12 Thread Manuel Spuhler
Hey Chris You can delete it in the Terminal with root: sudo rm /... or you can open Nautilus with root: sudo nautilus an there delete it. Bye Manuel Spuhler Am 12.10.2012 09:25, schrieb Chris Hunt: Brian Thanks for this. When I go to delete the file I don’t have permission. Why is that, can

Re: [Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2012-10-12 Thread David Parry
sudo before the command then you will David Parry On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 3:25 AM, Chris Hunt 346...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: Brian Thanks for this. When I go to delete the file I don’t have permission. Why is that, can you help. Thanks Chris Hunt On 10/10/12 22:17, Brian Murray wrote:

Re: [Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2012-10-11 Thread Kayode Odusote
Has this bug been fixed or not and if it is has been fixed is the update available with Update Manager? I had the same problem recently whilst doing an update with the Update Manager of 12.04 LTS and had to resort to the work around to fix it. In fact, sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/* did not remove

RE: [Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2012-10-11 Thread ric
Hi Kayode. Pls close case then. Thank you, _ Privileged / Confidential information may be contained in this message. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not copy, distribute or use it for any purpose, nor

Re: [Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2012-10-11 Thread Kayode Odusote
Dear Ric, If we close the case now then it would never be fixed and we would be dependent of the work around permanently. Kayode On 10/11/12, ric ricar...@sim.edu.sg wrote: Hi Kayode. Pls close case then. Thank you,

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2012-10-11 Thread Brian Murray
This bug report has multiple 'tasks' for the different releases in which it needs to be fixed. We have fixed this in the Quantal release of Ubuntu which will become 12.10. We are also actively working on fixing this in the 12.04 release of Ubuntu. When an updated version of apt is in the

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2012-10-11 Thread Brian Murray
Hello RonParent, or anyone else affected, Accepted apt into precise-proposed. The package will build now and be available at http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.4 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository. Please help us by testing this new package. See

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2012-10-11 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
** Branch linked: lp:ubuntu/precise-proposed/apt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346386 Title: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2012-10-10 Thread Brian Murray
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu Precise) Status: Confirmed = Fix Committed ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu Precise) Importance: Undecided = High -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346386

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2012-10-10 Thread Brian Murray
Attached you'll find dummy-proxy referred to in the test case and from Colin Watson in bug 24061. ** Description changed: Binary package hint: adept-updater Pertinent data printed when attempting to run Updater as follows: An unresolvable problem occurred while initializing the

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2012-09-13 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu Precise) Status: New = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346386 Title:

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2012-09-12 Thread Clint Byrum
** Also affects: apt (Ubuntu Precise) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346386 Title: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2012-09-12 Thread Ursula Junque
I'm using quantal and I can confirm it still happens. (I'd mark the bug as affecting me too, but LP is timing out consistently) Using apt version 0.9.7.5ubuntu2. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

Re: [Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2012-09-11 Thread Tadhg McSherry
Thank you, appreciated. On 6 September 2012 20:36, Launchpad Bug Tracker 346...@bugs.launchpad.netwrote: This bug was fixed in the package apt - 0.9.7.5ubuntu2 --- apt (0.9.7.5ubuntu2) quantal; urgency=low Merged from lp:~donkult/apt/experimental: [ David Kalnischkies ]

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2012-09-10 Thread Rod J
This bug is still affecting me in Kubuntu 12.04 (it's happened twice this week). The workaround is fine but why on earth can't the update manager check that it is actually connected with a bona-fide update server before downloading anything? -- You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2012-09-10 Thread Scott T Rogers
Rod J, good question. My system is behind a corporate Barracuda firewall that resets access every day at midnight. At LEAST once a week, sometimes daily, I encounter this bug. If this was truly fixed, would it continue to occur? When I update my system daily? -- You received this bug

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2012-09-06 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
This bug was fixed in the package apt - 0.9.7.5ubuntu2 --- apt (0.9.7.5ubuntu2) quantal; urgency=low Merged from lp:~donkult/apt/experimental: [ David Kalnischkies ] * apt-pkg/contrib/strutl.cc: - support \n and \r\n line endings in ReadMessages [ Michael Vogt ] *

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2012-09-06 Thread Scott T Rogers
Has that been released yet? If so, I call shenanigans as this bug still exists. Case in point: I update my system everyday between 12pm-3pm Eastern Time. Yet, I had to use the workaround for this bug as recently as yesterday (September 5, 2012). -- You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2012-09-03 Thread Vincenzo D'Andrea
I have a 12.04, installed shortly after the release and kept up to date. Yesterday I was connected to a network with a proxy of the kind described in the bug description above and today I saw the error message. The issue was easiily solved removing the files as described in the workaround. My

Re: [Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2012-08-13 Thread Gustavo Hernandez
Hello, good afternoon Marc.   Thank you so much for your directions, I appreciate it. Fortunately I resolve the problem about the bug in apt-get, so my laptop is up and running now. Thanks again for your time and consideration. Actions like yours consolidate the essence of Open Access!

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2012-08-11 Thread Marc Deslauriers
** Tags added: rls-q-incoming -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346386 Title: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header To

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2012-08-06 Thread Ravi Kumar
Thanks the workaround helped me. I am running ubuntu 12.04.. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346386 Title: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2012-07-24 Thread abdullahi
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu Natty) Assignee: (unassigned) = abdullahi (abdupesi) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346386 Title: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2012-07-24 Thread Andrea Corbellini
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu Natty) Assignee: abdullahi (abdupesi) = (unassigned) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346386 Title: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2012-06-25 Thread Robert Schroll
I can confirm this bug on a brand-new install of 12.04. The files of /var/lib/apt/lists/ all seem to contain the text about logging in from the proxy server. Clearing out this directory solves the problem. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2012-06-21 Thread Michael Vogt
** Branch linked: lp:~mvo/apt/lp346386 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346386 Title: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package:

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2012-06-19 Thread Michael Vogt
I can reproduce this problem with: $ bzr branch lp:~mvo/+junk/fault-injecting-proxy $ cd fault-injecting-proxy $ ./faulty-proxy.py --always-send-bogus-page in a different terminal: $ sudo http_proxy=http://localhost:8000 apt-get update -qq W: GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net precise InRelease:

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2012-06-19 Thread Julian Andres Klode
W: GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net precise InRelease: File /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ppa.launchpad.net_raof_precise- colorhug_ubuntu_dists_precise_InRelease doesn't start with a clearsigned message seems like a good thing, not the problem of this bug. -- You received this bug notification

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2012-06-19 Thread Michael Vogt
** Patch added: potential fix https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/346386/+attachment/3195930/+files/lp346386.diff -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346386 Title:

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2012-06-19 Thread Michael Vogt
** Patch added: slightly cleaner alternative, abi risk plus open error no longer captured https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/346386/+attachment/3195940/+files/lp346386-slightly-cleaner.diff -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2012-06-19 Thread Michael Vogt
Meh, the patch in #79 will need work as the string is a translated string. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346386 Title: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2012-06-19 Thread Julian Andres Klode
Why is this bug being reused for totally distinct things? This bug was about invalid files being copied to the /var/lib/apt/lists, not about something else about InRelease files. This bug should be closed again, and a new bug should be opened for that other stuff, that actually explains what the

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2012-06-19 Thread Brian Murray
The reason that we reopened this bug report is that we are seeing duplicates of it reported from precise users, which should have a fixed version of apt installed. Using the tool lp-bug-dupe-properties from lptools we can see the following: ./lp-bug-dupe-properties --bug 346386 --rtags …

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2012-06-19 Thread Brian Murray
When I said remove the whole file I meant remove the contents of the file. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346386 Title: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with

Re: [Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2012-06-08 Thread Hans Unland
Hallo Gongqin, Many thanks for your appreciated answer. This helped a lot. Problem has been solved. Kind regards Hans On 07.06.2012 10:51, Gongqin Chen wrote: On Thursday, June 7, 2012, Brian Murray wrote: The change that fixed this bug was modified in the following merge with Debian:

Re: [Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2012-06-07 Thread Gongqin Chen
On Thursday, June 7, 2012, Brian Murray wrote: The change that fixed this bug was modified in the following merge with Debian: http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu- branches/ubuntu/precise/apt/precise/revision/1.5.24 which states: * apt-pkg/acquire-item.{cc,h}: - do not check for a

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2012-06-06 Thread Steve Langasek
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Released = Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346386 Title: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2012-06-06 Thread Brian Murray
The change that fixed this bug was modified in the following merge with Debian: http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu- branches/ubuntu/precise/apt/precise/revision/1.5.24 which states: * apt-pkg/acquire-item.{cc,h}: - do not check for a Package tag in optional index targets like the

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2012-06-01 Thread mazurkin
It seems the problem still exists in Precise -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346386 Title: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2012-06-01 Thread papukaija
This bug is fixed. Please open a new bug if you still have issues with apt. Thanks. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346386 Title: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2012-06-01 Thread mazurkin
Look to the right. There are aprox. 100 new and opened bugs marked as duplicate of this one. I think moderators should stop mark these as duplicates then. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2012-06-01 Thread Verónica B .
Now I have no problems with update. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346386 Title: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2012-04-28 Thread maboiteaspam
In my case i finally changed the source of the repository for the packages and everything gone well right after. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346386 Title: [MASTER] Update fails

RE: [Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2011-09-22 Thread Jiayao Xie
Thanks a lot. The problem has been solved. The instruction provided by https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346386 can solve the problem. Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:37:55 + From: 346...@bugs.launchpad.net To: vebud...@hotmail.com Subject: Re: [Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with

RE: [Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2011-09-21 Thread soohyun
Thanks Chris, I don't know what I did/didn't but it got updated ok but things works little different. Without knowing much, I still like to log onto Ubuntu. Now my desktop panal goes away each time I boot up. I type the sudo nohup no-panel(something like that), then the panal re-appears. I

Re: [Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2011-09-21 Thread Hobson Lane
I had to do a grep on my LAN gateway/proxy IP or a bit of the URL it uses for login. That turned up the corrupted entries for me. My local gateway is 10.10.0.1 so: sudo grep -ri '10.10.' /var/lib/apt/lists On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 3:01 AM, Steven Avampato avam...@hotmail.comwrote: The suggested

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2011-09-20 Thread Jeff Hill
I seem to be experiencing this issue also but sudo rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists doesn't seem to help (I think maybe it did during the first install but my memory of the magic spells the first time isn't that good at this point). We do have a firewall here that returns configuration instructions

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2011-09-20 Thread Diego Alcántara
This bug doesn't affect me anymore: the problem -in my case- was that a firewall in my network was filtering packages coming from ubuntu's repos. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346386

Re: [Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2011-09-20 Thread Chris Bounds
Is there anything I can do to correct the problem? --- On Tue, 9/20/11, Diego Alcántara 346...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: From: Diego Alcántara 346...@bugs.launchpad.net Subject: [Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2011-07-12 Thread Manfred Hampl
@Steven and others: The package management programs store information about available packages, their versions, and their sources in some files on your computer. The problem that you encounter is caused by wrong contents in some of these files. The recently published changes in the apt package

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2011-07-11 Thread papukaija
This bug is fixed in Natty and newever so using the proposed package is not useful. If you have issues with installing the update, you should try to do do sixth step from the test case and try the update again. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2011-07-11 Thread Steven Avampato
I was already at Natty when the error was introduced. Step 6 of the test case is essentially the same as step 1 of the suggested fix. Do I need to do a clean install to get a functioning version of apt again? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2011-07-10 Thread papukaija
@Steven: Please try to follow the instruction in the test case (part of the bug's description) and then run the update with update-manager but don't forget that the fix is only available to Natty and newer. ** Tags added: metabug -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2011-07-10 Thread Steven Avampato
Not sure how to accomplish step 2 in the test case. Also how to get the proposed package installed as described after step 5. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346386 Title: [MASTER]

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2011-07-09 Thread Steven Avampato
The suggested fix: sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/* -vf sudo apt-get clean sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade is not working for me. Is there another solution to get an updated version of apt that doesn't have the problem? Or a list of files in the /var/lib/apt/lists that are causing the

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2011-07-07 Thread Julian Andres Klode
There are no security implications here. A malicious transparent proxy can send any data it want, but it cannot send any signed repository data. So if the proxy were to send malicious package information, the packages would not be marked as trusted and the user would be warned about it. If a proxy

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2011-07-06 Thread typo
I don't get this. I thought debian packages where signed? How could a hotel's wireless inject data into your system? I mean, if the creators of apt did not check this case, what about about other cases? There'll be probably more security gaps, which are yet unknown, because nobody tested the

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2011-07-06 Thread Brian Murray
@typo - Documentation regarding how this can occur appears in the bug's description. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346386 Title: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2011-07-05 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
This bug was fixed in the package apt - 0.8.13.2ubuntu4 --- apt (0.8.13.2ubuntu4) natty-proposed; urgency=low [ Julian Andres Klode ] * apt-pkg/acquire-item.cc: - Reject files known to be invalid (LP: #346386) (Closes: #627642) [ Michael Vogt ] * apt-pkg/acquire-item.cc:

Re: [Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2011-07-04 Thread Zarir Syafiqie
for me, just delete the folder and reboot the pc.. try to update again after finished booting... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346386 Title: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2011-06-29 Thread papukaija
** Changed in: apt (Debian) Assignee: Heru Herdianto (herdiantoheru-yahoo) = papukaija (papukaija) ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Assignee: Heru Herdianto (herdiantoheru-yahoo) = papukaija (papukaija) ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu Natty) Assignee: Heru Herdianto (herdiantoheru-yahoo) =

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2011-06-29 Thread papukaija
@Heru: Please *STOP* changing the bug statuses. Thanks. @ubuntu-bugcontrol: Please set this bug back to 'Fix committed' as 0.8.13.2ubuntu4 is still in proposed. Thanks in advance. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2011-06-29 Thread Jean-Baptiste Lallement
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu Natty) Status: Fix Released = Fix Committed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346386 Title: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with

[Bug 802061] Re: [Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2011-06-29 Thread Edward Goldstick
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 346386 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346386 Hello, I just got back to the machine that had this problem and that led me to submit bug #863742... ... so thanks for your pointer to #802061 within 48 hours. It seems to have worked just fine. I wish I

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2011-06-28 Thread Heru Herdianto
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Assignee: Julian Andres Klode (juliank) = Heru Herdianto (herdiantoheru-yahoo) ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu Natty) Assignee: (unassigned) = Heru Herdianto (herdiantoheru-yahoo) ** Changed in: apt (Debian) Importance: Unknown = Undecided ** Changed in: apt

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2011-06-28 Thread Laxman Poudel
'E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_natty_main_binary-i386_Packages, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. I have this problem Can this be fixed automatically? please help

Re: [Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2011-06-28 Thread PMPope
Did you try the Xillix fix described earlier in this thread? It worked like a charm for me. On Jun 28, 2011 10:11 PM, Laxman Poudel 346...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: 'E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with MergeList

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2011-06-27 Thread Steve Langasek
fix verified here using the test case in the bug description. ** Description changed: Binary package hint: adept-updater Pertinent data printed when attempting to run Updater as follows: An unresolvable problem occurred while initializing the package information. Please report

Re: [Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2011-06-27 Thread Hobson Lane
Thanks. Sorry for the duplicate bug report. Glad it's fixed. Will make it much safer to update on public WiFi. On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 4:57 PM, Steve Langasek steve.langa...@canonical.com wrote: fix verified here using the test case in the bug description. ** Description changed:  Binary

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2011-06-27 Thread Sumudu
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu Natty) Status: Fix Committed = Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346386 Title: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2011-06-27 Thread Brian Murray
I've set this back to Fix Committed as the package with the fix is only available in the proposed repository for Natty. apt | 0.8.13.2ubuntu3 | natty-updates | source, amd64, i386 apt | 0.8.13.2ubuntu4 | natty-proposed | source, amd64, i386 ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu Natty)

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2011-06-24 Thread Martin Pitt
Accepted apt into natty-proposed, the package will build now and be available in a few hours. Please test and give feedback here. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you in advance! ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu Natty)

Re: [Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2011-06-24 Thread Tyler Kasper
Go ahead and take me off of this email list. Because honestly I just don't give a shit anymore. On Jun 24, 2011 11:12 AM, Martin Pitt martin.p...@ubuntu.com wrote: Accepted apt into natty-proposed, the package will build now and be available in a few hours. Please test and give feedback here.

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2011-06-24 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
** Branch linked: lp:ubuntu/natty-proposed/apt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346386 Title: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2011-06-24 Thread Hobson Lane
Doesn't this bug allow malicious users to root any Ubuntu system connected to a wifi cafe that uses web logon and no encryption? I'm not sure if I understand this, but it seems like proxies can insert URLs into the apt lists at will. And at logon-style wifi cafe's, a malicious user sitting at the

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2011-06-21 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
** Branch linked: lp:ubuntu/natty-updates/apt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346386 Title: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2011-06-21 Thread Michael Vogt
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu Natty) Status: Triaged = In Progress -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346386 Title: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered

Re: [Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2011-06-17 Thread Hideki Tawarayama
I fixed this bug. Thank you. (2011年06月17日 02:51), Dalison Rocha wrote: Obrigado!(Thank you!) 2011/6/14 Med Idriss Taki346...@bugs.launchpad.net Thank you all of you I had this bug too on Ubuntu 11.04. Now it is fixed with this: sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/* -vf sudo apt-get clean sudo

Re: [Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2011-06-16 Thread Dalison Rocha
Obrigado!(Thank you!) 2011/6/14 Med Idriss Taki 346...@bugs.launchpad.net Thank you all of you I had this bug too on Ubuntu 11.04. Now it is fixed with this: sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/* -vf sudo apt-get clean sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade God bless you -- You

Re: [Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2011-06-16 Thread Dalison Rocha
Obrigado!(Thank you!) 2011/6/14 jim carlson 346...@bugs.launchpad.net Absolutely perfect solution. Worked extremely well. I knew I had a problem with one of the files, and it should have been deleted. However I didn't known about clean, update and upgrade (which I guess is what the

Re: [Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2011-06-16 Thread Dalison Rocha
Obrigado!(Thank you!) 2011/6/14 Brian Murray br...@ubuntu.com Attached is a debdiff suitable for SRU to Natty. ** Patch added: apt_0.8.13.2ubuntu4.debdiff https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/346386/+attachment/2169144/+files/apt_0.8.13.2ubuntu4.debdiff -- You received this

Re: [Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2011-06-16 Thread PMPope
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[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2011-06-14 Thread Med Idriss Taki
Thank you all of you I had this bug too on Ubuntu 11.04. Now it is fixed with this: sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/* -vf sudo apt-get clean sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade God bless you -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed

RE: [Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2011-06-14 Thread jim carlson
Absolutely perfect solution. Worked extremely well. I knew I had a problem with one of the files, and it should have been deleted. However I didn't known about clean, update and upgrade (which I guess is what the Update-Manager does). Thank you for the quick response. JIM Date: Tue, 14

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2011-06-14 Thread Brian Murray
Attached is a debdiff suitable for SRU to Natty. ** Patch added: apt_0.8.13.2ubuntu4.debdiff https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/346386/+attachment/2169144/+files/apt_0.8.13.2ubuntu4.debdiff -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2011-06-11 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
** Branch linked: lp:debian/experimental/apt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346386 Title: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2011-06-10 Thread Michael Vogt
** Also affects: apt (Ubuntu Natty) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346386 Title: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with

[Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header

2011-06-10 Thread Brian Murray
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu Natty) Importance: Undecided = High ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu Natty) Status: New = Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346386 Title:

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