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Re: Bug#63124: apt-get isn't getting new Package lists



On Thu, 27 Apr 2000, Matthew Hawkins wrote:

> apt-get is taking random, indeterminate periods of time to update the
> local Package lists.
> 
> Debian package mirror, in woody/main/binary-i386:
> -rw-r--r--    1 aptp     aptp      3197648 Apr 27 05:42 Packages
> 
> Local system after apt-get update:
> -rw-r--r--    1 root     root      3192837 Apr 27 10:51 /var/state/apt/lists/debian.topic.com.au_dists_unstable_main_binary-i386_Packages

Sounds to me like your mirror is messed up, APT downloads the .gz files,
not the uncompressed ones so you should be looking at that.

Certianly, it is not possible for APT to create a package file out of thin
air that is yesterdays, whatever is on your mirror is what it is going to
download.

Jason


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