I have a Woody installation, done circa Nov 2001, on which I have done apt-get update, then apt-get install aptitude.
This was the last thing I have done that was successful. OK I reread the installation and upgrade notes, none of which directly address my problem which is updating my old Woody installation to current Stable. Per suggestions on this list, I have run apt-get dist-upgrade || apt-get -f install It fails like this: elentari:~# apt-get dist-upgrade || apt-get -f install Reading Package Lists... Error! E: Read error - read (5 Input/output error) E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. Reading Package Lists... Error! E: Read error - read (5 Input/output error) E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. elentari:~# I ran dpkg -l, dpkg --audit, got a bus error I ran dselect, chose apt method, tried to update the list of available packages, got this error: Hit http://http.us.debian.org stable/main Release Hit http://http.us.debian.org stable/contrib Packages Hit http://http.us.debian.org stable/contrib Release Hit http://http.us.debian.org stable/non-free Packages Hit http://http.us.debian.org stable/non-free Release Hit http://security.debian.org stable/updates/main Packages Hit http://security.debian.org stable/updates/main Release Hit http://security.debian.org stable/updates/contrib Packages Hit http://security.debian.org stable/updates/contrib Release Hit http://security.debian.org stable/updates/non-free Packages Hit http://security.debian.org stable/updates/non-free Release Hit http://non-US.debian.org stable/non-US/main Packages Hit http://non-US.debian.org stable/non-US/main Release Hit http://non-US.debian.org stable/non-US/contrib Packages Hit http://non-US.debian.org stable/non-US/contrib Release Hit http://non-US.debian.org stable/non-US/non-free Packages Hit http://non-US.debian.org stable/non-US/non-free Reading Package Lists... Error! E: Read error - read (5 Input/output error) E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. I haver read the documents, the help files, the man pages with zero results. I have asked on the list and got some answers that appear to have got me some place, but NOT FIXED. Now will someone PLEASE help me? I have asked before about this before. David Teague -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
