Bug#440062: zero byte files in partial/ directory
Package: apt-transport-https
Version: 0.7.6
The https method generates zero byte files if there is an error with the
remote file:
# pwd
/var/lib/apt/lists/partial
# ls -l
total 0
# apt-get update
Ign https://192.168.100.77 Release.gpg
Ign https://192.168.100.77 Release
Ign https://192.168.100.77 Packages
Err https://192.168.100.77 Packages
error reading X.509 key or certificate file
Failed to fetch https://192.168.100.77:81/u0002/Packages.gz error reading
X.509 key or certificate file
Reading package lists... Done
E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones
used instead.
# ls -l
total 0
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Aug 29 14:49 192.168.100.77:81_u0002_Packages
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Aug 29 14:49 192.168.100.77:81_u0002_Release
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Aug 29 14:49 192.168.100.77:81_u0002_Release.gpg
my sources.list:
deb https://192.168.100.77:81/u0002 /
This is just for testing, you can use anything else, too. like:
deb https://www.google.com /
This happens if the requested file doesn't exists or the file is up2date and
you do an "apt-get update".
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