Re: Corrupted security update package files
* Bill Wohler: When updating lenny this morning (yes, upgrading is on my todo list), I got the following error: E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_lenny_updates_main_binary-i386_Packages E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. E: Couldn't rebuild package cache The security archive underwent maintenance this weekend. This issue has been addressed. -- 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/87ty5g8ri3@mid.deneb.enyo.de
Re: Corrupted security update package files
Bob Proulx wrote: It will need to be fixed in the security archive. I am sure a fix will come through quickly. Everything is working okay this morning. The problem in the security archive has been fixed. If you had commented out or removed the security repository for this problem then you should undo that and reconnect with the security archive. There is at least one new security release available this morning. Bob signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Corrupted security update package files
Florian Weimer f...@deneb.enyo.de writes: * Bill Wohler: When updating lenny this morning (yes, upgrading is on my todo list), I got the following error: E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_lenny_updates_main_binary-i386_Packages E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. E: Couldn't rebuild package cache The security archive underwent maintenance this weekend. This issue has been addressed. Confirmed, thanks! -- Bill Wohler woh...@newt.com aka bill.woh...@nasa.gov http://www.newt.com/wohler/ GnuPG ID:610BD9AD -- 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/87mxb8vxhw@olgas.newt.com
Corrupted security update package files
When updating lenny this morning (yes, upgrading is on my todo list), I got the following error: E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_lenny_updates_main_binary-i386_Packages E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. E: Couldn't rebuild package cache Looking on the mailing list, it appears to be a problem with squeeze as well. I tried clearing the files in /var/lib/apt/lists. I still got a zero-sized Packages file: -rw-r--r-- 1 root root92374 Dec 3 09:43 security.debian.org_dists_lenny_updates_Release -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 836 Dec 3 09:43 security.debian.org_dists_lenny_updates_Release.gpg -rw-r--r-- 1 root root0 Dec 3 09:37 security.debian.org_dists_lenny_updates_contrib_binary-i386_Packages -rw-r--r-- 1 root root0 Dec 3 09:37 security.debian.org_dists_lenny_updates_contrib_source_Sources -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1870959 Dec 3 09:37 security.debian.org_dists_lenny_updates_main_binary-i386_Packages -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 480423 Dec 3 09:36 security.debian.org_dists_lenny_updates_main_source_Sources -rw-r--r-- 1 root root0 Dec 3 09:37 security.debian.org_dists_lenny_updates_non-free_binary-i386_Packages -rw-r--r-- 1 root root0 Dec 3 09:37 security.debian.org_dists_lenny_updates_non-free_source_Sources Is there an ETA on when these files will be fixed? -- Bill Wohler woh...@newt.com aka bill.woh...@nasa.gov http://www.newt.com/wohler/ GnuPG ID:610BD9AD -- 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/22963.1322951...@olgas.newt.com
Re: Corrupted security update package files
Bill Wohler woh...@olgas.newt.com wrote: I still got a zero-sized Packages file: Those are for contrib and non-free, which might be expected. The error was in the main distribution, which does have mostly valid looking content, but which is still generating the aforementioned error. -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1870959 Dec 3 09:37 security.debian.org_dists_lenny_updates_main_binary-i386_Packages -- Bill Wohler woh...@newt.com aka bill.woh...@nasa.gov http://www.newt.com/wohler/ GnuPG ID:610BD9AD -- 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/23544.1322953...@olgas.newt.com
Re: Corrupted security update package files
On Sat, Dec 03, 2011 at 03:01:05PM -0800, Bill Wohler wrote: Bill Wohler woh...@olgas.newt.com wrote: I still got a zero-sized Packages file: Those are for contrib and non-free, which might be expected. The error was in the main distribution, which does have mostly valid looking content, but which is still generating the aforementioned error. -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1870959 Dec 3 09:37 security.debian.org_dists_lenny_updates_main_binary-i386_Packages I noticed it as well. I commented out the entry: deb http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib in my /etc/apt/sources.list file, in the meantime. As this is not a production machine, I'll wait a day or so and try again. The fix is possibly easy enough if you knew which entry had the corrupt package header. -- Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet. -- Napoleon Bonaparte -- 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/20111204032502.GA3789@fischer
Re: Corrupted security update package files
I am receiving the following error: sudo aptitude update ... Fetched 548kB in 1s (498kB/s) Reading package lists... Error! E: Encountered a section with no Package: header E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_lenny_updates_main_binary-i386_Packages E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. E: Couldn't rebuild package cache E: Encountered a section with no Package: header E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_lenny_updates_main_binary-i386_Packages E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. Current status: 0 new [-19]. E: Encountered a section with no Package: header E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_lenny_updates_main_binary-i386_Packages E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. /var/lib/apt/lists$ ls -l total 4828 -rw-r- 1 root root 0 2011-12-03 21:54 lock drwxr-xr-x 2 root root4096 2011-12-03 22:03 partial -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1870959 2011-12-03 12:37 security.debian.org_debian-security_dists_lenny_updates_main_binary-i386_Packages -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 480423 2011-12-03 12:36 security.debian.org_debian-security_dists_lenny_updates_main_source_Sources -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 92374 2011-12-03 12:43 security.debian.org_debian-security_dists_lenny_updates_Release -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 836 2011-12-03 12:43 security.debian.org_debian-security_dists_lenny_updates_Release.gpg -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1870959 2011-12-03 12:37 security.debian.org_dists_lenny_updates_main_binary-i386_Packages -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 480423 2011-12-03 12:36 security.debian.org_dists_lenny_updates_main_source_Sources -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 92374 2011-12-03 12:43 security.debian.org_dists_lenny_updates_Release -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 836 2011-12-03 12:43 security.debian.org_dists_lenny_updates_Release.gpg -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 2011-12-03 22:03 updates.vmd.citrix.com_XenServer_5.6.100_debian_dists_lenny_main_binary-i386_Packages -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 2011-12-03 22:03 updates.vmd.citrix.com_XenServer_5.6.100_debian_dists_lenny_main_source_Sources -rw-r--r-- 1 root root2239 2011-12-03 22:03 updates.vmd.citrix.com_XenServer_5.6.100_debian_dists_lenny_Release -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 197 2011-12-03 22:03 updates.vmd.citrix.com_XenServer_5.6.100_debian_dists_lenny_Release.gpg I have tried: sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/* -vf aptitude update AND sudo mv /var/lib/dpkg/status /var/lib/dpkg/status-RENAMED sudo cp /var/lib/dpkg/status-old /var/lib/dpkg/status sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade AND reduced my sources.list file to: deb http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main deb-src http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main But am still receiving the same error. Please help. -skywalker
Re: Corrupted security update package files
On 12/3/2011 9:13 PM, Trevor Vandale wrote: /var/lib/apt/lists$ ls -l -rw-r- 1 root root 0 2011-12-03 21:54 lock What's the significance of this lock file? -- Stan -- 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/4edaf941.5070...@hardwarefreak.com
Re: Corrupted security update package files
Stan Hoeppner wrote: Trevor Vandale wrote: /var/lib/apt/lists$ ls -l -rw-r- 1 root root 0 2011-12-03 21:54 lock What's the significance of this lock file? That zero sized file is normal. It is used by apt to semaphore itself so that it doesn't run twice at the same time and corrupt the internal state. Have you ever notice apt complain that the database is locked? There are several lock files here and there in the apt database. Bob signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Corrupted security update package files
Bill Wohler wrote: When updating lenny this morning (yes, upgrading is on my todo list), I got the following error: E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_lenny_updates_main_binary-i386_Packages E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. E: Couldn't rebuild package cache The problem is the upstream security.debian.org archive's /dists/lenny/updates/main/binary-i386/Packages file. It is corrupted. It contains the following in the middle of the file. I include ... to signify several lines. The rest is verbatim. Package: sndfile-programs ... SHA256: 18f3af14bda44dc71bd16474d78856b249d7392e2fa8bd93a548f3cdd689b947 None None None Package: libthai-data ... In the upstream file between those two package file paragraphs are three corrupted package paragraphs. None of those None lines should be there. It will need to be fixed in the security archive. I am sure a fix will come through quickly. Bob signature.asc Description: Digital signature
