I had to clear the /var/lib/dpkg/available file (it is now empty). I've done:
$ sudo apt-get update Ign file: ./ InRelease Ign file: ./ Release.gpg Ign file: ./ Release Ign file: ./ Translation-en Ign http://ftp2.fr.debian.org stable InRelease Hit http://ftp2.fr.debian.org testing InRelease Hit http://ftp2.fr.debian.org unstable InRelease Hit http://security.debian.org stable/updates InRelease Hit http://security.debian.org lenny/updates InRelease Hit http://ftp2.fr.debian.org stable Release.gpg Hit http://ftp2.fr.debian.org stable Release Hit http://ftp2.fr.debian.org testing/main Sources/DiffIndex Hit http://ftp2.fr.debian.org testing/non-free Sources/DiffIndex Hit http://ftp2.fr.debian.org testing/contrib Sources/DiffIndex Hit http://ftp2.fr.debian.org testing/main powerpc Packages/DiffIndex Hit http://ftp2.fr.debian.org testing/non-free powerpc Packages/DiffIndex Hit http://ftp2.fr.debian.org testing/contrib powerpc Packages/DiffIndex Hit http://security.debian.org stable/updates/main powerpc Packages Ign http://ftp2.fr.debian.org testing/contrib TranslationIndex Get:1 http://ftp2.fr.debian.org testing/main TranslationIndex [2264 B] Ign http://ftp2.fr.debian.org testing/non-free TranslationIndex Hit http://ftp2.fr.debian.org unstable/main Sources/DiffIndex Hit http://ftp2.fr.debian.org unstable/non-free Sources/DiffIndex Hit http://ftp2.fr.debian.org unstable/contrib Sources/DiffIndex Hit http://ftp2.fr.debian.org unstable/main powerpc Packages/DiffIndex Hit http://ftp2.fr.debian.org unstable/non-free powerpc Packages/DiffIndex Hit http://ftp2.fr.debian.org unstable/contrib powerpc Packages/DiffIndex Ign http://ftp2.fr.debian.org unstable/contrib TranslationIndex Get:2 http://ftp2.fr.debian.org unstable/main TranslationIndex [2264 B] Ign http://ftp2.fr.debian.org unstable/non-free TranslationIndex Hit http://security.debian.org stable/updates/contrib powerpc Packages Hit http://security.debian.org stable/updates/non-free powerpc Packages Ign http://security.debian.org stable/updates/contrib TranslationIndex Ign http://security.debian.org stable/updates/main TranslationIndex Ign http://security.debian.org stable/updates/non-free TranslationIndex Hit http://security.debian.org lenny/updates/main Sources Hit http://security.debian.org lenny/updates/contrib Sources Hit http://security.debian.org lenny/updates/non-free Sources Hit http://security.debian.org lenny/updates/main powerpc Packages Hit http://security.debian.org lenny/updates/contrib powerpc Packages Hit http://ftp2.fr.debian.org stable/main Sources Hit http://security.debian.org lenny/updates/non-free powerpc Packages Hit http://ftp2.fr.debian.org stable/non-free Sources Ign http://security.debian.org lenny/updates/contrib TranslationIndex Hit http://ftp2.fr.debian.org stable/contrib Sources Ign http://security.debian.org lenny/updates/main TranslationIndex Hit http://ftp2.fr.debian.org stable/main powerpc Packages Hit http://ftp2.fr.debian.org stable/non-free powerpc Packages Ign http://security.debian.org lenny/updates/non-free TranslationIndex Hit http://ftp2.fr.debian.org stable/contrib powerpc Packages Ign http://ftp2.fr.debian.org stable/contrib TranslationIndex Hit http://ftp2.fr.debian.org stable/main TranslationIndex Ign http://ftp2.fr.debian.org stable/non-free TranslationIndex Ign http://ftp2.fr.debian.org testing/contrib Translation-en Ign http://ftp2.fr.debian.org testing/non-free Translation-en Ign http://ftp2.fr.debian.org unstable/contrib Translation-en Ign http://ftp2.fr.debian.org unstable/non-free Translation-en Ign http://ftp2.fr.debian.org stable/contrib Translation-en Ign http://ftp2.fr.debian.org stable/non-free Translation-en Ign http://security.debian.org stable/updates/contrib Translation-en Ign http://security.debian.org stable/updates/main Translation-en Ign http://security.debian.org stable/updates/non-free Translation-en Ign http://security.debian.org lenny/updates/contrib Translation-en Ign http://security.debian.org lenny/updates/main Translation-en Ign http://security.debian.org lenny/updates/non-free Translation-en Fetched 4528 B in 1min 36s (47 B/s) Reading package lists... Done So, nothing has been downloaded and the /var/lib/dpkg/available file is still empty. Nothing in the /var/lib/dpkg/updates directory either. Is this a problem with the mirror or is there something else to do? -- Vincent Lefèvre <vinc...@vinc17.net> - Web: <http://www.vinc17.net/> 100% accessible validated (X)HTML - Blog: <http://www.vinc17.net/blog/> Work: CR INRIA - computer arithmetic / Arénaire project (LIP, ENS-Lyon) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110517093405.gc1...@prunille.vinc17.org