Re: Apt-get upate problem

[Chris Lale <chrislale@untrammelled.co.uk>]

John O'Hagan wrote:

> [ ... ]
>
> Unless my logic is askew, this means that the problem is not the file size or 
> type, nor the repository, nor any problem with the integrity 
> or "downloadability" (TM!) of the files. AFAICT, that only leaves apt-get 
> itself as the culprit. Would this be correct?
>
> But what could be wrong with apt-get such that it fails to deal with two 
> particular list files only?
>
> Maybe I should purge and reinstall apt, but is this possible? Seems risky! 
> (I've already tried apt-get install --reinstall and dpkg-reconfigure.)
> [...]
>  
Just a thought - have you tried using the 'aptitude' command instead of 
'apt-get'?

   # aptitude update

Another thought - it might be worth checking that there is enough free 
space on the partition.

Chris.