[Bug 1855533] [NEW] Installer crashed while downloading packages
Public bug reported: Attempted re-install of Ubuntu 19.10 without reformatting root partition. Installer crashed towards end of the install process. Description:Ubuntu 19.10 Release:19.10 ubiquity: Installed: 19.10.21 Candidate: 19.10.21 Version table: *** 19.10.21 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu eoan/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10 Package: ubiquity 19.10.21 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-18.19-generic 5.3.1 Uname: Linux 5.3.0-18-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 CasperVersion: 1.427 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Sat Dec 7 12:25:11 2019 InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed only-ubiquity quiet splash --- LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Release amd64 (20191017) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_GB.UTF-8 PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR= LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 LC_NUMERIC=C.UTF-8 SourcePackage: ubiquity UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug eoan ubiquity-19.10.21 ubuntu ** Attachment added: "syslog and partman logs" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1855533/+attachment/5310473/+files/syslog_and_partman.tar.bz2 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1855533 Title: Installer crashed while downloading packages To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1855533/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 346386] Re: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header
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: ** 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 subscribed to a duplicate bug report (1064994). https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346386 Title: [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with Encountered a section with no Package: header Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in “apt” source package in Natty: Fix Released Status in “apt” source package in Precise: Fix Committed Status in “apt” package in Debian: Fix Released Bug description: 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 this bug against the 'update-manager' package and include the following error message: 'E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu .com_ubuntu_dists_intrepid_universe_binary-amd64_Packages, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.' WORKAROUND: Remove problematic files from /var/lib/apt/lists/ and rerun apt-get update. In the event that one is connected to a network with a proxy server that returns html pages (like a web page requesting you to login) and not package list files. Those html files will get downloaded to /var/lib/apt/lists/ and prevent someone from using a package manager until the problem html pages are removed. TEST CASE: 1) download the dummy-proxy attachment from this bug report 2) run dummy-proxy (python dummy-proxy) on a precise system (this simulates a proxy that is not allowing access to archive.ubuntu.com and gives you garbage html instead) 3) Execute 'http://localhost:8080 sudo apt-get update' in a terminal 4) Observe the following error messages in your terminal: W: GPG error: http://archive.ubuntu.com precise InRelease: File /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise_InRelease doesn't start with a clearsigned message W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise/multiverse/i18n/Index No Hash entry in Release file /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise_multiverse_i18n_Index W: Failed to fetch gzip:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise_multiverse_source_Sources Encountered a section with noPackage: header 5) Stop dummy-proxy 6) Execute 'sudo apt-get update' in a terminal 7) Observe the following error message: Reading package lists... Done W: GPG error: http://archive.ubuntu.com precise Release: The following signatures were invalid: BADSIG 40976EAF437D05B5 Ubuntu Archive Automatic Signing Key ftpmas...@ubuntu.com 8) Remove the problematic files in /var/lib/apt/lists (sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/*) Install apt from -proposed 1) run dummy-proxy (python dummy-proxy) on a precise system (this simulates a proxy that is not allowing access to archive.ubuntu.com and gives you garbarge html instead) 2) Execute 'http://localhost:8080 sudo apt-get update' in a terminal 3) Observe the following error messages in your terminal: W: A error occurred during the signature verification. The repository is not updated and the previous index files will be used. GPG error: http:// archive.ubuntu.com precise Release: The following signatures were invalid: NODATA 1 NODATA 2 W: Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise/Release W: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead. 4) Stop dummy-proxy 5) Execute 'sudo apt-get update' in a terminal 6) Observe the update succeed To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/346386/+subscriptions -- 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 manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/346386/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1064994] [NEW] Could not initialize the package information happens when running update manager
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 346386 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346386 Public bug reported: Here is what the prompt has requested me to report from the update manager. Could not initialize the package information An unresolvable problem occurred while initializing the package information. Please report this bug against the 'update-manager' package and include the following error message: 'E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.canonical .com_ubuntu_dists_precise_partner_binary-amd64_Packages, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.' ** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu) 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/1064994 Title: Could not initialize the package information happens when running update manager To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/1064994/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1064994] Re: Could not initialize the package information happens when running update manager
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 346386 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346386 That worked thank you. I did not want to go crazy like that unless someone who knows what they are doing says too :-) Thank you -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1064994 Title: Could not initialize the package information happens when running update manager To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/1064994/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1064994] Re: Could not initialize the package information happens when running update manager
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 346386 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346386 Sorry also the list of bugs did not show bug #346386 which this one is a duplicate -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1064994 Title: Could not initialize the package information happens when running update manager To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/1064994/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
