'apt-get dist-upgrade' not working.
Hi, I'm running unstable and have not been able to do a successful
'apt-get dist-upgrade --fix-missing' for 2-3 weeks now. That is a big
backlog in unstable.
The key message seems to be
E: Unable to parse package file /var/lib/dpkg/status (1)
'apt-get update' gives me the message
W: Couldn't stat source package list http://mirror.pacific.net.au
unstable/main Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/mirror.pacific.net.au_debian_dists_unstable_main_binary-i386_Packages)
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
E: Unable to parse package file /var/lib/dpkg/status (1)
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
Tux:~#
The error message for 'apt-get dist-upgrade --fix-missing' follows.
I'd welcome any constructive advice.
Adam Bogacki,
afb@paradise.net.nz
Tux:~# apt-get dist-upgrade --fix-missing
Reading Package Lists... Error!
W: Couldn't stat source package list http://security.debian.org
unstable/updates /main Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_unstable_updates_ma
in_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list http://security.debian.org
unstable/updates /contrib Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_unstable_updates
_contrib_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list http://security.debian.org
unstable/updates /non-free Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_unstable_update
s_non-free_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
....<snip>.....
W: Couldn't stat source package list http://ftp.pl.debian.org
unstable/contrib P ackages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.pl.debian.org_debian-non-US_dists_unstable_contr
ib_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list http://ftp.pl.debian.org
unstable/non-free Packages
(/var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.pl.debian.org_debian-non-US_dists_unstable_non-
free_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
E: Unable to parse package file /var/lib/dpkg/status (1)
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
Tux:~#
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