From rpm-list-admin@freshrpms.net Wed Oct 9 22:41:48 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 E29D016F67 for ; Wed, 9 Oct 2002 22:40:55 +0100 (IST) Received: from jalapeno [127.0.0.1] by localhost with IMAP (fetchmail-5.9.0) for jm@localhost (single-drop); Wed, 09 Oct 2002 22:40:55 +0100 (IST) Received: from egwn.net (auth02.nl.egwn.net [193.172.5.4]) by dogma.slashnull.org (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g99Jb9K18484 for ; Wed, 9 Oct 2002 20:37:09 +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 g99JU2f20377; Wed, 9 Oct 2002 21:30:03 +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 g99JT1f20229 for ; Wed, 9 Oct 2002 21:29:01 +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 g99JSu8f020466 for ; Wed, 9 Oct 2002 15:28:56 -0400 Received: (from stevek@localhost) by canarsie.horizonlive.com (8.12.5/8.12.5/Submit) id g99JStTV020464 for rpm-list@freshrpms.net; Wed, 9 Oct 2002 15:28:55 -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: Ack, apt-get still failing for me, stumped. [RH8] Message-Id: <20021009152844.A20454@canarsie.horizonlive.com> References: <20021008200145.A16895@canarsie.horizonlive.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20021008200145.A16895@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: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 15:28:55 -0400 Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 15:28:55 -0400 I've also just tried doing rpm --rebuilddb, no change. A question: Do these files look too small? 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 Oct 8 19:59 archives -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 49863 Oct 9 15:25 srcpkgcache.bin -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 158131 Oct 9 15:25 pkgcache.bin I ran strings on them, and it doesn't look like I see a complete listing of either my system's installed RPMs, or the rpms in the lists: root@canarsie:/var/state/apt/lists # ls -s total 9988 416 apt.freshrpms.net_redhat_8.0_en_i386_base_pkglist.freshrpms 8704 apt.freshrpms.net_redhat_8.0_en_i386_base_pkglist.os 0 apt.freshrpms.net_redhat_8.0_en_i386_base_pkglist.updates 4 apt.freshrpms.net_redhat_8.0_en_i386_base_release.freshrpms 4 apt.freshrpms.net_redhat_8.0_en_i386_base_release.os 4 apt.freshrpms.net_redhat_8.0_en_i386_base_release.updates 64 apt.freshrpms.net_redhat_8.0_en_i386_base_srclist.freshrpms 788 apt.freshrpms.net_redhat_8.0_en_i386_base_srclist.os 0 apt.freshrpms.net_redhat_8.0_en_i386_base_srclist.updates 0 lock 4 partial If I kill them, they get recreated about the same size next time I run apt-get.. -SteveK On Tue, Oct 08, 2002 at 08:01:48PM -0400, Steve Kann wrote: > > I posted about this last week, and I'm still stumped. apt-get is just > not working for me, and I can't figure out what the problem is. > > I've tried removing the apt rpms, making sure to remove any traces left > behind (/etc/apt /var/state/apt /var/cache/apt), and still, I get > "couldn't find package xmms-mp3" when running "apt-get install xmms-mp3". > > Any clues? Here's a log of a fresh try: > > root@canarsie:/tmp # rpm -e apt apt-devel > root@canarsie:/tmp # rm -rf /etc/apt /var/cache/apt /var/state/apt > root@canarsie:/tmp # rpm -ivh apt-0.5.4cnc7-fr1.i386.rpm apt-devel-0.5.4cnc7-fr1.i386.rpm > warning: apt-0.5.4cnc7-fr1.i386.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID > e42d547b > Preparing... ########################################### [100%] > 1:apt ########################################### [ 50%] > 2:apt-devel ########################################### [100%] > root@canarsie:/tmp # apt-get update > Ign http://apt.freshrpms.net redhat/8.0/en/i386 release > Get:1 http://apt.freshrpms.net redhat/8.0/en/i386/os pkglist [1276kB] > Get:2 http://apt.freshrpms.net redhat/8.0/en/i386/os release [108B] > Get:3 http://apt.freshrpms.net redhat/8.0/en/i386/updates pkglist [14B] > Get:4 http://apt.freshrpms.net redhat/8.0/en/i386/updates release [113B] > Get:5 http://apt.freshrpms.net redhat/8.0/en/i386/freshrpms pkglist > [57.1kB] > Get:6 http://apt.freshrpms.net redhat/8.0/en/i386/freshrpms release > [125B] > Get:7 http://apt.freshrpms.net redhat/8.0/en/i386/os srclist [152kB] > Get:8 http://apt.freshrpms.net redhat/8.0/en/i386/updates srclist [14B] > Get:9 http://apt.freshrpms.net redhat/8.0/en/i386/freshrpms srclist > [14.4kB] > Fetched 1500kB in 11s (125kB/s) > Reading Package Lists... Done > root@canarsie:/tmp # apt-get install xmms-mp3 > Reading Package Lists... Done > Building Dependency Tree... Done > E: Couldn't find package xmms-mp3 > root@canarsie:/tmp # apt-cache search xmms > root@canarsie:/tmp # > > > Beats me.. > > -SteveK > > > > -- > 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." -- 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