From rpm-list-admin@freshrpms.net Sat Oct 5 10:35:14 2002 Return-Path: Delivered-To: yyyy@localhost.spamassassin.taint.org Received: from localhost (jalapeno [127.0.0.1]) by jmason.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9AC2C16F18 for ; Sat, 5 Oct 2002 10:34:58 +0100 (IST) Received: from jalapeno [127.0.0.1] by localhost with IMAP (fetchmail-5.9.0) for jm@localhost (single-drop); Sat, 05 Oct 2002 10:34:58 +0100 (IST) Received: from egwn.net (ns2.egwn.net [193.172.5.4]) by dogma.slashnull.org (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g94KW2K07555 for ; Fri, 4 Oct 2002 21:32:02 +0100 Received: from auth02.nl.egwn.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by egwn.net (8.11.6/8.11.6/EGWN) with ESMTP id g94KO2f04424; Fri, 4 Oct 2002 22:24:02 +0200 Received: from canarsie.horizonlive.com (slim-eth0.horizonlive.net [208.185.78.2]) by egwn.net (8.11.6/8.11.6/EGWN) with ESMTP id g94KNHf02156 for ; Fri, 4 Oct 2002 22:23:17 +0200 Received: from canarsie.horizonlive.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by canarsie.horizonlive.com (8.12.5/8.12.5) with ESMTP id g94KND8f023906 for ; Fri, 4 Oct 2002 16:23:13 -0400 Received: (from stevek@localhost) by canarsie.horizonlive.com (8.12.5/8.12.5/Submit) id g94KNDdm023904 for rpm-list@freshrpms.net; Fri, 4 Oct 2002 16:23:13 -0400 X-Authentication-Warning: canarsie.horizonlive.com: stevek set sender to stevek@horizonlive.com using -f From: Steve Kann To: rpm-zzzlist@freshrpms.net Subject: Re: problems with apt/synaptic Message-Id: <20021004162311.A23707@canarsie.horizonlive.com> References: <20021004102537.C22111@canarsie.horizonlive.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20021004102537.C22111@canarsie.horizonlive.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.21i X-Blank-Header-Line: (this header intentionally left blank) X-Mailscanner: Found to be clean, Found to be clean Sender: rpm-zzzlist-admin@freshrpms.net Errors-To: rpm-zzzlist-admin@freshrpms.net X-Beenthere: rpm-zzzlist@freshrpms.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rpm-zzzlist@freshrpms.net List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Freshrpms RPM discussion list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Original-Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2002 16:23:13 -0400 Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2002 16:23:13 -0400 Although it looks like I'm replying to myself, I just haven't gotten Matthias' reply yet, although I can see it on the website (and I did subscribe, but probably to the digest). Anyway, Matthias wrote: > Once upon a time, Steve wrote : > > > I did apt-get update, and it seemed to have gotten the new packages > > Hmmm, "it seems"? Check closer as this may be where the problem is > coming > from. > > but doing things like "apt-get install synaptic" didn't work (neither > > did other known packages, like apt-get install lame > > > > I just get: > > root@canarsie:/var/cache/apt # apt-get install lame > > Reading Package Lists... Done > > Building Dependency Tree... Done > > E: Couldn't find package lame > > Could you double check what "apt-get update" does? And eventually post > the > output if there are any errors or messages you don't understand. OK, I did it again, and here's what I got: root@canarsie:/tmp # apt-get update Ign http://apt.freshrpms.net redhat/8.0/en/i386 release Hit http://apt.freshrpms.net redhat/8.0/en/i386/os pkglist Hit http://apt.freshrpms.net redhat/8.0/en/i386/os release Hit http://apt.freshrpms.net redhat/8.0/en/i386/updates pkglist Hit http://apt.freshrpms.net redhat/8.0/en/i386/updates release Get:1 http://apt.freshrpms.net redhat/8.0/en/i386/freshrpms pkglist [51.8kB] Hit http://apt.freshrpms.net redhat/8.0/en/i386/freshrpms release Hit http://apt.freshrpms.net redhat/8.0/en/i386/os srclist Hit http://apt.freshrpms.net redhat/8.0/en/i386/updates srclist Get:2 http://apt.freshrpms.net redhat/8.0/en/i386/freshrpms srclist [12.6kB] Fetched 64.4kB in 2s (30.1kB/s) Reading Package Lists... Done root@canarsie:/tmp # apt-get install lame Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done E: Couldn't find package lame root@canarsie:/var/cache/apt # ls -ltr total 148 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Sep 29 10:49 gensrclist drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Sep 29 10:49 genpkglist drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Sep 29 10:49 archives -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 49863 Oct 4 16:00 srcpkgcache.bin -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 158131 Oct 4 16:00 pkgcache.bin root@canarsie:/var/cache/apt # date Fri Oct 4 16:03:15 EDT 2002 So, it looks like it worked, and the files are updated.. very strange. Maybe something went wrong updating apt from my old version (as used with rh7.2), and this one. Lemme try totally uninstalling and reinstalling it.. root@canarsie:/ # rpm -e apt synaptic warning: /etc/apt/sources.list saved as /etc/apt/sources.list.rpmsave root@canarsie:/ # ls -l /etc/apt total 4 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1610 Oct 4 10:07 sources.list.rpmsave root@canarsie:/ # rpm -ivh /tmp/apt-0.5.4cnc7-fr1.i386.rpm warning: /tmp/apt-0.5.4cnc7-fr1.i386.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID e42d547b Preparing... ########################################### [100%] 1:apt ########################################### [100%] root@canarsie:/ # apt-get update Ign http://apt.freshrpms.net redhat/8.0/en/i386 release Hit http://apt.freshrpms.net redhat/8.0/en/i386/os pkglist Hit http://apt.freshrpms.net redhat/8.0/en/i386/os release Hit http://apt.freshrpms.net redhat/8.0/en/i386/updates pkglist Hit http://apt.freshrpms.net redhat/8.0/en/i386/updates release Hit http://apt.freshrpms.net redhat/8.0/en/i386/freshrpms pkglist Hit http://apt.freshrpms.net redhat/8.0/en/i386/freshrpms release Hit http://apt.freshrpms.net redhat/8.0/en/i386/os srclist Hit http://apt.freshrpms.net redhat/8.0/en/i386/updates srclist Hit http://apt.freshrpms.net redhat/8.0/en/i386/freshrpms srclist Reading Package Lists... Done root@canarsie:/ # apt-get install synaptic Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done E: Couldn't find package synaptic root@canarsie:/ # Still no go... I'm stumped. -SteveK > > Matthias > -- Steve Kann - Chief Engineer - 520 8th Ave #2300 NY 10018 - (212) 533-1775 HorizonLive.com - collaborate . interact . learn "The box said 'Requires Windows 95, NT, or better,' so I installed Linux." _______________________________________________ RPM-List mailing list http://lists.freshrpms.net/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list