Re: apt-get update problem
On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 06:20:38PM -0700, John Conover wrote:
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> Running "apt-get update" on one of my machines gives:
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> W: Failed to fetch copy:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/Debian%20GNU_Linux%207%20%5fWheezy%5f%20-%20Official%20Snapshot%20i386%20LIVE_INSTALL%20Binary%2020140723-18:32_dists_wheezy_main_binary-i386_Packages Failed to stat - stat (2: No such file or directory)
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> E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
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> and apt-get stops.
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> Can this be repaired without a reinstall?
Of course!
What is the output of:
grep -v '^$\|^#\|^\s*\#' /etc/apt/sources.list{,.d/*}
Is this the first time you are running "apt-get update" on this machine.
Personally, I'd run as root
# rm /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/*
then try running "apt-get update" again, and see if that fixes it.
It won't do any harm.
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