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'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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