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Bug#409336: marked as done (apt-get erratic (segfaults, unmet dependencies, hanging))

Your message dated Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:22:28 +0300
with message-id <490096B4.80002@gmail.com>
and subject line closing #403985, #409336
has caused the Debian Bug report #409336,
regarding apt-get erratic (segfaults, unmet dependencies, hanging)
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--- Begin Message --- 
Package: apt
Version: 0.6.46.4
Severity: important

I'm trying to use Debian on an old laptop (32MB ram). The system appears
stable, no other software has any problems, but apt-get behaves
erratically. I've played around with a memory tester in an attempt to
rule out any hardware problems.

Sometimes I get segfaults, sometimes it will hang with
"Reading package lists... 99%", and sometimes I get a list of packages
with: "The following packages have unmet dependencies:". That in itself
might not be a bug, but the list of packages can change on successive
runs of "apt-get dist-update".

Generally "rm /var/cache/apt/*.bin" will fix things, so I'm assuming
it is a matter of corrupt cache files.

These errors appear to happen more frequently when using more sources,
and can happen with at least update and dist-upgrade commands.

There are similar bugs listed and I'm unsure if this is the same problem.

If any extra information would be useful then please tell me and I'll
try to provide it.

Thanks.

An example session:

   100 root@bismuth:/etc/apt[0] apt-get dist-upgrade
   Reading package lists... Done
   Building dependency tree... Done
   You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these.
   The following packages have unmet dependencies:
     liblocale-gettext-perl: PreDepends: perlapi-5.8.7 but it is not installable
     libtext-charwidth-perl: Depends: perlapi-5.8.8 but it is not installable
     libtext-iconv-perl: Depends: perlapi-5.8.8 but it is not installable
     recode: Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3.5-1) but 2.3.6.ds1-10 is installed
             Depends: librecode0 (>= 3.6) but 3.6-12 is installed
   E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.
   100 root@bismuth:/etc/apt[0] rm /var/cache/apt/*.bin
   rm: remove regular file `/var/cache/apt/pkgcache.bin'? y
   rm: remove regular file `/var/cache/apt/srcpkgcache.bin'? y
   0 root@bismuth:/etc/apt[0] apt-get dist-upgrade
   Reading package lists... Done
   Building dependency tree... Done
   Calculating upgrade... Done
   0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
   0 root@bismuth:/etc/apt[0] apt-get dist-upgrade
   Reading package lists... Done
   Building dependency tree... Done
   You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these.
   The following packages have unmet dependencies:
     xserver-xorg: Depends: xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.1.1-11) but it is not installed
                   Depends: xserver-xorg-input-all but it is not installed or
                            xserver-xorg-input
     xserver-xorg-input-synaptics: Depends: xserver-xorg-core (>= 1.0.0) but it is not installed
     xserver-xorg-video-fbdev: Depends: xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.1.1-11) but it is not installed
     xserver-xorg-video-v4l: Depends: xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.1.1) but it is not installed
     xserver-xorg-video-vesa: Depends: xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.1.1-11) but it is not installed
     xserver-xorg-video-vga: Depends: xserver-xorg-core (>= 2:1.1.1) but it is not installed
   E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.

-- Package-specific info:

-- apt-config dump --

APT "";
APT::Architecture "i386";
APT::Build-Essential "";
APT::Build-Essential:: "build-essential";
APT::Clean-Installed "false";
APT::Get "";
APT::Get::Assume-Yes "false";
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::sourceparts "sources.list.d";
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 --

Explanation: Install from testing if possible
Package: *
Pin: release a=testing
Pin-Priority: 900

Explanation: If not in testing, or testing would be a downgrade, install from unstable.
Package: *
Pin: release a=unstable
Pin-Priority: 800

Explanation: Forget about stable
Package: *
Pin: release o=Debian
Pin-Priority: -10

-- /etc/apt/sources.list --

deb ftp://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ unstable main
deb ftp://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ testing main

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 4.0
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (900, 'testing'), (800, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i586)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-3-486
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)

Versions of packages apt depends on:
ii  debian-archive-keyring      2006.11.22   GnuPG archive keys of the Debian a
ii  libc6                       2.3.6.ds1-10 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libgcc1                     1:4.1.1-21   GCC support library
ii  libstdc++6                  4.1.1-21     The GNU Standard C++ Library v3

apt recommends no packages.

-- debconf-show failed

--- End Message ---
--- Begin Message --- 
Closing as promised.

-- 
Eugene V. Lyubimkin aka JackYF

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