Re: [Geert.Uytterhoeven@cs.kuleuven.ac.be: Re: Unpacking ad infinitum]
On Fri, 23 Jul 1999, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> On Fri, 23 Jul 1999, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > I already tried removing the *debs from /var/cache/apt/archives/ several times,
> > without success. Apt redownloads the *debs and the problem reappears.
>
> Show me the output of apt-cache showpkg doc-linux-text, the record for
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[20:12:56]~# apt-cache showpkg doc-linux-text
Package: doc-linux-text
Versions: 1999.06-1(/var/state/apt/lists/ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_potato_main_binary-powerpc_Packages),1999.06-1(/var/lib/dpkg/status),
Reverse Depends:
doc-linux-html,doc-linux-text
doc-linux-html,doc-linux-text
Dependencies:
1999.06-1 - doc (0 (null)) doc-linux-html (3 98.06-1) doc-linux (0 (null)) doc-linux (0 (null))
1999.06-1 - DOC (0 (null)) doc-linux-html (3 98.06-1) doc-linux (0 (null))
doc-linux (0 (null))
Provides:
1999.06-1 -
1999.06-1 -
Reverse Provides:
[20:14:55]~#
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> doc-linux-text from /var/lib/dpkg/status and the record(s) for
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Package: doc-linux-text
Status: install ok installed
Priority: standard
Section: doc
Installed-Size: 4088
Maintainer: Marco Budde <budde@debian.org>
Version: 1999.06-1
Replaces: doc-linux
Conflicts: DOC, doc-linux-html (<< 98.06-1), doc-linux
Description: Linux HOWTOs, mini-HOWTOs, and FAQs in ASCII format
The doc-linux-text package provides the current Linux HOWTOs, mini-HOWTOs,
and FAQs in ASCII format. Alternatively, HTML versions are provided
in the doc-linux-html package.
.
The version number reflects the month in which doc-linux-text was created.
.
All files are available at http://metalab.unc.edu/LDP/ (with versions
in ASCII, DVI, HTML, postscript, and SGML)
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> doc-linux-text from all files in /var/lists/apt/archives and tell me what
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
/var/cache/apt/archives??
Do you mean this?
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[20:19:28]/var/cache/apt/archives# dpkg -I doc-linux-text_1999.06-1_all.deb
new debian package, version 2.0.
size 3946738 bytes: control archive= 7522 bytes.
639 bytes, 16 lines control
15757 bytes, 234 lines md5sums
Package: doc-linux-text
Version: 1999.06-1
Architecture: all
Conflicts: doc, doc-linux-html (<< 98.06-1), doc-linux
Replaces: doc-linux
Installed-Size: 4088
Maintainer: Marco Budde <budde@debian.org>
Description: Linux HOWTOs, mini-HOWTOs, and FAQs in ASCII format
The doc-linux-text package provides the current Linux HOWTOs, mini-HOWTOs,
and FAQs in ASCII format. Alternatively, HTML versions are provided
in the doc-linux-html package.
.
The version number reflects the month in which doc-linux-text was created.
.
All files are available at http://metalab.unc.edu/LDP/ (with versions
in ASCII, DVI, HTML, postscript, and SGML)
[20:19:32]/var/cache/apt/archives#
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> architecture you are using.
PPC.
Greetings,
Geert
--
Geert Uytterhoeven Geert.Uytterhoeven@cs.kuleuven.ac.be
Wavelets, Linux/{m68k~Amiga,PPC~CHRP} http://www.cs.kuleuven.ac.be/~geert/
Department of Computer Science -- Katholieke Universiteit Leuven -- Belgium
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