Re: "apt-file update" error because missing Contents-i386.gz file
On 2009-12-11 06:45 +0100, Peter Michaux wrote:
> I have a new Debian Lenny system. The /etc/apt/sources.list file contains
>
> deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian lenny main contrib
> deb http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main
> deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian lenny main contrib
>
> When I do "apt-file update" I see the following error.
>
> Can't get http://security.debian.org/dists/lenny/updates/Contents-i386.gz
>
> Sure enough that file doesn't exist.
>
> Is this a known issue?
Yes, bug #479585¹.
> Any solution other than commenting out the line in sources.list?
A patch is suggested at the end of the bug log. Commenting out the line
for security.debian.org is by all means *not* recommended.
Sven
¹ http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=479585
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