Bug#497617: The Problem gets worse more and more
Klaus Ethgen <Klaus@Ethgen.de> writes:
> Package: apt
> Version: 0.7.20.2+lenny1
> Followup-For: Bug #497617
>
> The problem is as worse as it could be. There is no way to update the
> system anymore!
>
>> LC_ALL=C apt-get update
> E: Wow, you exceeded the number of versions this APT is capable of.
> E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/debian.ethz.ch_mirror_debian_dists_experimental_main_binary-i386_Packages
> E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
>
> It should be not that difficult to extend the internal version list.
> However there shouldn't be a fixed size list at all.
>
> I did not rise the severity, however I think it should be as it has a
> big impact on the security of the system as it couldn't get updated.
The problem is your sources.list combined with your (for your
sources.list) outdated apt:
> -- /etc/apt/sources.list --
>
> deb file:/home/ftp/pub/debian etch unofficial
> deb file:/misc/debian-build ./
>
> # Lokale Pakete f�i
> deb file:/misc/debian-ikki ./
> #deb-src file:/misc/debian-ikki ./
>
> # Lokale Mirror
> deb file:/mirror/debian sid main contrib non-free
> deb file:/mirror/debian-marillat sid main
>
> deb file:/mirror/debian lenny main contrib non-free
> deb file:/mirror/debian-marillat lenny main
> deb file:/mirror/debian-security lenny/updates main contrib non-free
>
> deb file:/mirror/debian etch main contrib non-free
> deb file:/mirror/debian-marillat etch main
>
> #deb file:/mirror/debian sarge main contrib non-free
> #deb file:/mirror/debian-non-US sarge/non-US main contrib non-free
> #deb file:/mirror/debian-security sarge/updates main contrib non-free
>
> #deb file:/mirror/webcleaner ./
> #deb-src file:/mirror/webcleaner ./
> deb file:/mirror/debian-local sid unofficial
> deb-src file:/mirror/debian-local sid unofficial
>
> deb ftp://debian.ethz.ch/debian etch main contrib non-free
> deb ftp://debian.ethz.ch/debian lenny main contrib non-free
> deb ftp://debian.ethz.ch/debian sid main contrib non-free
> deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org/ etch main
> deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org/ lenny main
> deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org/ sid main
> deb-src http://www.debian-multimedia.org/ sid main
>
> deb ftp://security.debian.org/debian-security lenny/updates main contrib non-free
>
> # Sources
> deb-src ftp://debian.ethz.ch/mirror/debian etch main contrib non-free
> deb-src ftp://debian.ethz.ch/mirror/debian lenny main contrib non-free
> deb-src ftp://debian.ethz.ch/mirror/debian sid main contrib non-free
>
> # Diverses
> # Java
> #deb ftp://sunsite.cnlab-switch.ch/mirror/java-linux/debian etch main non-free
> #deb-src http://snapshot.debian.net/archive pool thoughttracker
> deb http://snapshot.debian.net/archive pool kernel-patch-cryptoloop
> deb http://snapshot.debian.net/archive pool scrollz
> deb http://snapshot.debian.net/archive pool fuse
> deb http://snapshot.debian.net/archive pool nvidia-graphics-drivers
> deb-src http://snapshot.debian.net/archive pool nvidia-graphics-drivers
> deb-src http://snapshot.debian.net/archive pool lvm2
>
> # Experimental
> deb ftp://debian.ethz.ch/mirror/debian experimental main contrib non-free
> deb-src ftp://debian.ethz.ch/mirror/debian experimental main contrib non-free
>
> #deb ftp://ftp.de.debian.org/debian sarge main contrib non-free
> #deb ftp://ftp.de.debian.org/debian-security sarge/updates main contrib non-free
> #deb-src http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt etch main #WineHQ - Debian 4.0 "Etch"
At least having both etch and lenny in there is insane.
MfG
Goswin
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