Bug#814443: apt: Unable to parse package file /var/lib/apt/lists/..._Packages (1)
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On 11 February 2016 at 16:22, Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> wrote:
> Package: apt
> Version: 1.2.3
> Severity: important
>
> Each time I do an "apt-get update", I get the error:
>
> [...]
> Reading package lists... Error!
> E: Unable to parse package file /var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.fr.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_contrib_binary-amd64_Packages (1)
> W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems
> E: The package cache file is corrupted
>
> There is no such problem on another machine, using the same mirror.
>
> And contrary to what is said, "apt-get update" does not correct
> these problems.
>
More details please. Save a backup of the file (and the InRelease
file), then delete it, and run update again. Send the broken file (and
InRelease) in, so we can look at it, or look at it yourself and see
if/how it is broken.
--
Julian Andres Klode - Debian Developer, Ubuntu Member
See http://wiki.debian.org/JulianAndresKlode and http://jak-linux.org/.
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