Bug#328485: 'apt-get update' leaves zero byte files in /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/
Package: apt
Version: 0.6.41
Severity: important
We are running Sid within a chroot environment and from time to time I
update the packages there. Since about apt-0.6.40 the 'apt-get update
command' causes problems. It just leaves zero byte files in
/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/, e.g.:
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 2005-08-28 10:43
ftp.nerim.net_debian-marillat_dists_sarge_main_binary-i386_Packages
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 2005-09-14 21:47
ftp-stud.fht-esslingen.de_pub_Mirrors_ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_experimental_main_binary-i386_Packages
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 2005-09-14 21:47
ftp-stud.fht-esslingen.de_pub_Mirrors_ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_experimental_non-free_binary-i386_Packages
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 2005-09-14 21:47
ftp-stud.fht-esslingen.de_pub_Mirrors_ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_stable_contrib_binary-i386_Packages
During the next 'apt-get update' I'm getting many messages like below,
and the package list won't be updated.
Hit ftp://ftp-stud.fht-esslingen.de unstable/contrib Sources
99% [Packages bzip2 0] [Query] [Logging in]
bzip2: Compressed file ends unexpectedly;
perhaps it is corrupted? *Possible* reason follows.
bzip2: Inappropriate ioctl for device
Input file = (stdin), output file = (stdout)
It is possible that the compressed file(s) have become corrupted.
You can use the -tvv option to test integrity of such files.
You can use the `bzip2recover' program to attempt to recover
data from undamaged sections of corrupted files.
This bug can be very confusing as I first thought we are experiencing
filesystem or even memory errors - until I found out about the files in
/var/lib/apt/lists/partitial.
Thanks,
Bernd
PS: Sorry that I reported not earlier, but my first bug report seems to
have been lost due to a mail-agent misconfiguration in the chroot.
-- Package-specific info:
-- apt-config dump --
APT "";
APT::Architecture "i386";
APT::Build-Essential "";
APT::Build-Essential:: "build-essential";
APT::Cache-Limit "33554432";
Dir "/";
Dir::State "var/lib/apt/";
Dir::State::lists "lists/";
Dir::State::cdroms "cdroms.list";
Dir::State::userstatus "status.user";
Dir::State::status "/var/lib/dpkg/status";
Dir::Cache "var/cache/apt/";
Dir::Cache::archives "archives/";
Dir::Cache::srcpkgcache "srcpkgcache.bin";
Dir::Cache::pkgcache "pkgcache.bin";
Dir::Etc "etc/apt/";
Dir::Etc::sourcelist "sources.list";
Dir::Etc::vendorlist "vendors.list";
Dir::Etc::vendorparts "vendors.list.d";
Dir::Etc::main "apt.conf";
Dir::Etc::parts "apt.conf.d";
Dir::Etc::preferences "preferences";
Dir::Bin "";
Dir::Bin::methods "/usr/lib/apt/methods";
Dir::Bin::dpkg "/usr/bin/dpkg";
DPkg "";
DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs "";
DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt || true";
-- /etc/apt/preferences --
Package: *
Pin: release a=stable
Pin-Priority: 20
Package: *
Pin: release a=testing
Pin-Priority: 50
Package: *
Pin: release a=unstable
Pin-Priority: 500
-- /etc/apt/sources.list --
# Debian Unstable
deb ftp://ftp.uni-heidelberg.de/pub/mirror.debian/ unstable main non-free contrib
deb ftp://ftp-stud.fht-esslingen.de/pub/Mirrors/ftp.debian.org/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib
# Debian Testing
deb ftp://ftp.uni-heidelberg.de/pub/mirror.debian/ testing main non-free contrib
deb ftp://ftp-stud.fht-esslingen.de/pub/Mirrors/ftp.debian.org/debian/ testing main non-free contrib
# Debian stable
deb ftp://ftp.uni-heidelberg.de/pub/mirror.debian/ stable main non-free contrib
deb ftp://ftp-stud.fht-esslingen.de/pub/Mirrors/ftp.debian.org/debian/ stable main non-free contrib
deb-src ftp://ftp.uni-heidelberg.de/pub/mirror.debian/ unstable main non-free contrib
deb-src ftp://ftp-stud.fht-esslingen.de/pub/Mirrors/ftp.debian.org/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib
# Debian Experimental
deb ftp://ftp.uni-heidelberg.de/pub/mirror.debian/ experimental main non-free contrib
deb ftp://ftp-stud.fht-esslingen.de/pub/Mirrors/ftp.debian.org/debian/ experimental main non-free contrib
# video-stuff
deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/ sarge main
deb-src ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/ sid main
# Blackdown java
#deb ftp://ftp.informatik.hu-berlin.de/pub/Java/Linux/debian/ sarge non-free
# Bibus
deb http://switch.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/bibus-biblio ./
deb-src http://switch.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/bibus-biblio ./
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (50, 'testing'), (20, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.11-ck10-tc9
Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US (charmap=ISO-8859-1)
Versions of packages apt depends on:
ii libc6 2.3.5-3 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii libgcc1 1:4.0.1-4 GCC support library
ii libstdc++6 4.0.1-4 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
apt recommends no packages.
-- no debconf information
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