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Bug#661508: marked as done (/usr/bin/apt-get: apt crashes system not able to update)

Your message dated Wed, 12 Aug 2015 15:59:10 +0200
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and subject line Re: /usr/bin/apt-get: apt crashes system not able to update
has caused the Debian Bug report #661508,
regarding /usr/bin/apt-get: apt crashes system not able to update
to be marked as done.

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661508: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=661508
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Package: apt
Version: 0.8.10.3+squeeze1
Severity: important
File: /usr/bin/apt-get

~$ sudo apt-get update
Hit http://debian.lcs.mit.edu squeeze Release.gpg
Ign http://debian.lcs.mit.edu/debian/ squeeze/main Translation-en
Ign http://debian.lcs.mit.edu/debian/ squeeze/main Translation-en_US
Hit http://debian.lcs.mit.edu squeeze-updates Release.gpg
Ign http://debian.lcs.mit.edu/debian/ squeeze-updates/main Translation-en
Ign http://debian.lcs.mit.edu/debian/ squeeze-updates/main Translation-en_US
Hit http://debian.lcs.mit.edu squeeze Release
Hit http://debian.lcs.mit.edu squeeze-updates Release
Hit http://debian.lcs.mit.edu squeeze/main Sources
Hit http://debian.lcs.mit.edu squeeze/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://debian.lcs.mit.edu squeeze-updates/main Sources/DiffIndex
Hit http://debian.lcs.mit.edu squeeze-updates/main amd64 Packages/DiffIndex
Hit http://debian.lcs.mit.edu squeeze-updates/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://security.debian.org squeeze/updates Release.gpg
Ign http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates/main Translation-en
Ign http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates/main Translation-en_US
Hit http://security.debian.org squeeze/updates Release
Hit http://security.debian.org squeeze/updates/main Sources
Hit http://security.debian.org squeeze/updates/main amd64 Packages
Reading package lists... Error!
E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/security.debian
..org_dists_squeeze_updates_main_binary-amd64_Packages
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.



-- Package-specific info:

-- apt-config dump --

APT "";
APT::Architecture "amd64";
APT::Build-Essential "";
APT::Build-Essential:: "build-essential";
APT::Install-Recommends "true";
APT::Install-Suggests "0";
APT::Acquire "";
APT::Acquire::Translation "environment";
APT::Authentication "";
APT::Authentication::TrustCDROM "true";
APT::NeverAutoRemove "";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^firmware-linux.*";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-firmware$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image.*";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^kfreebsd-image.*";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-restricted-modules.*";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-ubuntu-modules-.*";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections "";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "metapackages";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "restricted/metapackages";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "universe/metapackages";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "multiverse/metapackages";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "oldlibs";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "restricted/oldlibs";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "universe/oldlibs";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "multiverse/oldlibs";
APT::Periodic "";
APT::Periodic::Update-Package-Lists "1";
APT::Periodic::Download-Upgradeable-Packages "0";
APT::Periodic::AutocleanInterval "0";
APT::Update "";
APT::Update::Post-Invoke "";
APT::Update::Post-Invoke:: "touch /var/lib/apt/periodic/update-success-stamp 2>/dev/null || true";
APT::Update::Post-Invoke-Success "";
APT::Update::Post-Invoke-Success:: "[ ! -f /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket ] || /usr/bin/dbus-send --system --dest=org.debian.apt --type=signal /org/debian/apt org.debian.apt.CacheChanged || true";
APT::Archives "";
APT::Archives::MaxAge "30";
APT::Archives::MinAge "2";
APT::Archives::MaxSize "500";
Dir "/";
Dir::State "var/lib/apt/";
Dir::State::lists "lists/";
Dir::State::cdroms "cdroms.list";
Dir::State::mirrors "mirrors/";
Dir::State::extended_states "extended_states";
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::netrc "auth.conf";
Dir::Etc::parts "apt.conf.d";
Dir::Etc::preferences "preferences";
Dir::Etc::preferencesparts "preferences.d";
Dir::Etc::trusted "trusted.gpg";
Dir::Etc::trustedparts "trusted.gpg.d";
Dir::Bin "";
Dir::Bin::methods "/usr/lib/apt/methods";
Dir::Bin::dpkg "/usr/bin/dpkg";
Dir::Media "";
Dir::Media::MountPath "/media/cdrom";
Dir::Log "var/log/apt";
Dir::Log::Terminal "term.log";
Dir::Log::History "history.log";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently "";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "~$";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.disabled$";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.bak$";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.dpkg-[a-z]+$";
Acquire "";
Acquire::cdrom "";
Acquire::cdrom::mount "/media/cdrom";
DPkg "";
DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs "";
DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/bin/apt-listchanges --apt || test $? -ne 10";
DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt || true";
DPkg::Tools "";
DPkg::Tools::Options "";
DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/bin/apt-listchanges "";
DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/bin/apt-listchanges::Version "2";
DPkg::Post-Invoke "";
DPkg::Post-Invoke:: "if [ -d /var/lib/update-notifier ]; then touch /var/lib/update-notifier/dpkg-run-stamp; fi; if [ -e /var/lib/update-notifier/updates-available ]; then echo > /var/lib/update-notifier/updates-available; fi ";
Unattended-Upgrade "";
Unattended-Upgrade::Allowed-Origins "";
Unattended-Upgrade::Allowed-Origins:: "${distro_id} stable";
Unattended-Upgrade::Allowed-Origins:: "${distro_id} ${distro_codename}-security";
CommandLine "";
CommandLine::AsString "apt-config dump";

-- (no /etc/apt/preferences present) --


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

# 

# deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.0 _Squeeze_ - Official Snapshot amd64 LIVE/INSTALL Binary 20110206-08:42]/ squeeze main

#deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.0 _Squeeze_ - Official Snapshot amd64 LIVE/INSTALL Binary 20110206-08:42]/ squeeze main

deb http://debian.lcs.mit.edu/debian/ squeeze main
deb-src http://debian.lcs.mit.edu/debian/ squeeze main

deb http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates main
deb-src http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates main

deb http://debian.lcs.mit.edu/debian/ squeeze-updates main
deb-src http://debian.lcs.mit.edu/debian/ squeeze-updates main

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 6.0.4
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.utf8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages apt depends on:
ii  debian-archive-keyring  2010.08.28       GnuPG archive keys of the Debian a
ii  gnupg                   1.4.10-4         GNU privacy guard - a free PGP rep
ii  libc6                   2.11.3-3         Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii  libgcc1                 1:4.4.5-8        GCC support library
ii  libstdc++6              4.4.5-8          The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
ii  zlib1g                  1:1.2.3.4.dfsg-3 compression library - runtime

apt recommends no packages.

Versions of packages apt suggests:
pn  apt-doc               <none>             (no description available)
ii  aptitude              0.6.3-3.2+squeeze1 terminal-based package manager (te
ii  bzip2                 1.0.5-6+squeeze1   high-quality block-sorting file co
pn  dpkg-dev              <none>             (no description available)
pn  lzma                  <none>             (no description available)
ii  python-apt            0.7.100.1+squeeze1 Python interface to libapt-pkg
ii  synaptic              0.70~pre1+b1       Graphical package manager

-- no debconf information

--- End Message ---
--- Begin Message --- 
Hi,

On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 01:40:53PM -0500, Edward wrote:
> ~$ sudo apt-get update
[…]
> Reading package lists... Error!
> E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
> E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/security.debian
> ..org_dists_squeeze_updates_main_binary-amd64_Packages
> E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.


Unfortunately these are too few details to deal with this bugreport,
especially 3 years after the fact. My guess is a 'hostile' wifi like
a hotel wifi needed authentication before using (apt 1.1 will fix this
for real, earlier versions fixed most of the problem) or a too small
binary cache (current versions can grow automatically nowadays).

Either way, as this isn't actionable I am closing. Feel free to reopen
it if this is reproducible still!


Best regards

David Kalnischkies

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