reassign 675748 apt thanks On Tue, 2012-06-05 at 08:03:42 +0000, Adam M. Costello wrote: > [Sorry for the duplication, I forgot to reply-all.]
No problem. > Guillem Jover <guil...@debian.org> wrote: > > I'm guessing you are not using the apt method? Perhaps the ftp one? > > I am using the apt method. I don't remember ever configuring the access > method in dselect, but I just now checked it, and it's apt. > > > For now, one workaround that you could do, while not having to change > > your current dselect method could be to install apt, do an apt-update > > and use the program sync-available from dctrl-tools. This should give > > you back your Descriptions, but you'll need to rember to not update > > from dselect, only upgrade from it. > > apt was already installed, but I installed it again to get the latest > version. I then ran: > > apt-get update > apt-get install dctrl-tools > sync-available Because you are using apt as the dselect method this is not really required, and updating from inside dselect, or using «dselect update» should do the equivalent. > But ~32k of the ~42k packages in /var/lib/dpkg/available still have > Description-md5: instead of actual descriptions. > > Any other ideas? :) Ok it seems then, this is an apt issue, as «apt-cache dumpavail|less» shows the same problem for me. Thus reassigning. thanks, guillem -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org