Bug#612658: apt: Apt breaks when updating.

[David Kalnischkies <kalnischkies+debian@gmail.com>]

On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 20:26, Benjamin Rozell <b.r.rozell@gmail.com> wrote:
> benjamin@Extensa-4420:~$ sudo apt-get update
> Failed to exec method /usr/lib/apt/methods/

In theory this error message should mention which method is used (and failed).
Printing like this suggests that NO method is used - or at least no correct.
And indeed:

> # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
>  deb ://volatile.debian.org squeeze-updates main contrib
> # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
>  deb-src ://volatile.debian.org squeeze-updates main contrib

Could you add 'http' to these lines please, they look strange…
#~~~~~~ cut here ~~~~~~

# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
deb http://volatile.debian.org squeeze-updates main contrib
# Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify:
deb-src http://volatile.debian.org squeeze-updates main contrib

#~~~~~~ cut end ~~~~~~

I hope this fixes the issue as we have no other report of such a failure.


Best regards

David Kalnischkies