Package: apt Followup-For: Bug #388708
I also encountered this problem and thank you Manoj for explaining how to fix it. I was totally lost. Because apt didn't work, users have to download the deb of 0.6.45 directly from the repository and install it with dpkg. It's a gnarly fix. Seems like a test that a basic `apt-get update` works would be a good benchmark for allowing a core package like apt to pass from unstable to testing. I know testing is testing and all, and a few times I've had to reformat upon an upgrade breakage, but luckily this one was fixable without reinstallation. Mark -- Package-specific info: -- apt-config dump -- APT ""; APT::Architecture "i386"; APT::Build-Essential ""; APT::Build-Essential:: "build-essential"; APT::Periodic ""; APT::Periodic::Update-Package-Lists "0"; APT::Periodic::Download-Upgradeable-Packages "0"; APT::Periodic::AutocleanInterval "0"; APT::Archives ""; APT::Archives::MaxAge "30"; APT::Archives::MinAge "2"; APT::Archives::MaxSize "500"; APT::Default-Release "testing"; APT::Cache-Limit "16777216"; Dir "/"; Dir::State "var/lib/apt/"; Dir::State::lists "lists/"; Dir::State::cdroms "cdroms.list"; Dir::State::userstatus "status.user"; 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::parts "apt.conf.d"; Dir::Etc::preferences "preferences"; Dir::Bin ""; Dir::Bin::methods "/usr/lib/apt/methods"; Dir::Bin::dpkg "/usr/bin/dpkg"; DPkg ""; DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs ""; DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt || true"; DPkg::Post-Invoke ""; DPkg::Post-Invoke:: "if [ -d /var/lib/update-notifier ]; then touch /var/lib/update-notifier/dpkg-run-stamp; fi"; Acquire ""; Acquire::::Proxy "false"; -- (no /etc/apt/preferences present) -- -- /etc/apt/sources.list -- # deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ stable main non-free contrib # deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ testing main non-free contrib # deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ unstable main non-free # deb http://ike.egr.msu.edu/debian/ stable main non-free contrib # deb http://ike.egr.msu.edu/debian/ testing main non-free contrib # deb http://ike.egr.msu.edu/debian/ unstable main non-free # deb http://debian-mirror.mirror.umn.edu/debian/ stable main non-free contrib # deb http://debian-mirror.mirror.umn.edu/debian/ testing main non-free contrib # deb http://debian-mirror.mirror.umn.edu/debian/ unstable main non-free # deb http://mirrors1.kernel.org/debian/ stable main non-free contrib # deb http://mirrors1.kernel.org/debian/ testing main non-free contrib # deb http://mirrors1.kernel.org/debian/ unstable main non-free deb http://archive.progeny.com/debian/ stable main non-free contrib deb http://archive.progeny.com/debian/ testing main non-free contrib deb http://archive.progeny.com/debian/ unstable main non-free # deb http://debian.mirror.frontiernet.net/debian stable main non-free contrib # deb http://debian.mirror.frontiernet.net/debian testing main non-free contrib # deb http://debian.mirror.frontiernet.net/debian unstable main non-free contrib # deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main contrib non-free # deb http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main contrib non-free deb http://klecker.debian.org/debian-security stable/updates main contrib non-free deb http://klecker.debian.org/debian-security testing/updates main contrib non-free # deb http://mirrors.ibiblio.org/pub/mirrors/blackdown/debian testing non-free # deb http://mirrors.ibiblio.org/pub/mirrors/blackdown/debian stable non-free # deb http://ftp.tux.org/pub/java/debian testing non-free # deb http://ftp.tux.org/pub/java/debian stable non-free # deb http://people.debian.org/~srivasta/ packages/ # deb-src http://people.debian.org/~srivasta/ packages/ -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers testing APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.17-hedges Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US (charmap=ISO-8859-1) Versions of packages apt depends on: ii libc6 2.3.6.ds1-4 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libgcc1 1:4.1.1-13 GCC support library ii libstdc++6 4.1.1-13 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3 Versions of packages apt recommends: ii debian-archive-keyring 2006.01.18 GnuPG archive keys of the Debian a -- no debconf information -------------------- This email message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain privileged information. 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