Re: apt problem?
jeb wrote:
> I've used dselect/apt for a long time to update my debian
> distribution. For the last several days when I tried to update I get
> the following message.
>
> Updating package file cache...
> E: Line 3 in package file
> /var/state/apt/lists/ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_potat
> o_main_binary-i386_Packages is too long.(2)
>
> I tried getting distribution from different sites -- no luck.
>
> I looked at the file mentioned. Line 3 is a normal line.
>
> I did apt-get clean to start over.
>
> I get the same message regardless of whether I download main,
> non-free, or contrib sections of the dist. I tried them all
> separately -- same result.
>
> The message seems unhelpful to me. Does anyone have a clue as to
> what's happening and how to fix it?
>
> I'm not sure what version of apt I have. That's one of things I was
> trying to upgrade.
>
> Thanks,
>
> JEB
>
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Hello
I had the same problem , if I remember :
use ftp or dselect/ftp
install new version of apt (perhaps dpkg too)
bye
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