Bug#364989: error bzip2: Compressed file ends unexpectedly using apt-get update

[Goswin von Brederlow <brederlo@informatik.uni-tuebingen.de>]

tech <tech@mediaforest.net> writes:

> Package: apt
> Version: 0.6.43.3
> Severity: important
>
> When using apt-get update, I often get this kind of error messages :
>
>     Atteint ftp://ftp.fr.debian.org stable/main Packages
>     99% [Packages bzip2 0] [Requête] [Requête] [Requête]
>     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.
> 		
>     Err ftp://ftp.debian.org testing/updates/main Packages
>     Le sous-processus bzip2 a renvoyé un code d'erreur (2)
>
> when this occurs, the only way I've found to get the update info is
> to modify my /etc/apt/sources.list by choosing others ftp server for
> the corrupted file, this works for some time then the same problem
> occurs using the other server, so I change my config again...

Do you have any proxy configured or does your ISP have a transparent
proxy?

MfG
        Goswin

PS: I suggest switching to deb http://server/debian stable main