Re: apt problem: `Packages file <foo> has changed'
On Wed, Mar 10, 1999 at 10:33:44AM +0000, Robin Stephenson wrote:
> I tried to get xv installed last night `apt-get install xv', and got
> the following error message:
>
> E: Packages file <foo> has changed.
>
Hi, I am no apt wizard, heck, I am not even a debian developer, but had the
same problem yesterday, when I installed Debian 2.1 on an alpha.
This is my situation and solution: I listed two apt sources in dselect (one
for non-us packages, but there was a typo in the URL). When selecting install,
I got the same error.
I went back to the apt page, removed to bad url, and updated my packages file.
Hitted install, and it worked!
So, my suggestion: check if ALL your apt source URLs are ok.
Frank
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