Hi, Ralph! I'm sorry for such a long delay in answering, Holidays really took over me. Briefly I don't know what your problem is. I tried your /etc/apt/sources.list, it works for me just fine.
> > > E: Line 8974 in package file > > > /var/state/apt/lists/ftp1.us.debian.org_debian_dists_slink_main_binary-i386_Packages May be it's worth trying to remove that file (or better moving it to some safe place), and start over. It won't do any harm for your system, I just tried it on my computer, after "Update" it'll get another file for you from official site. It looks like it's structure is corrupted /var/state/apt/lists/ftp1.us.debian.org_debian_dists_slink_main_binary-i386_Pac kages Well, that's the only bright idea that I got. Sasha. > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > --------------82107DDBF4FA925F2C251110 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > Alexander Kushnirenko wrote: > > > > Hi, Ralph! > > > > Could you please specify more details: when it happens? > > Immediately after "Updating package file cache" message > > > Did you succeed in installation of APT? > > I've been using the apt method of dselect for Hamm for months. > > > Which version of APT are you running? > > Not sure - apt-get --version says "E: Unknown option --version" > > > Did you select it in you access method? > > Yes > > > Could you please include your /etc/apt/sources.list > > file? > > OK. > > > > > Thanks, > > Sasha. > > Thank you, Sasha > > > > > deb http://ftp1.us.debian.org/debian slink main contrib non-free > > > > deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US stable non-US > > > > > > When I try this I get: > > > > > > E: Line 8974 in package file > > > /var/state/apt/lists/ftp1.us.debian.org_debian_dists_slink_main_binary-i386_Packages > > > is too long. > > > > > > Whay's up with that? > > -- > ----------------------------------------- > Ralph Winslow [EMAIL PROTECTED] > The IQ of the group is that of the member > whose IQ is lowest divided by the number > of members. > --------------82107DDBF4FA925F2C251110 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; > name="sources.list" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Content-Disposition: inline; > filename="sources.list" > > deb http://ftp1.us.debian.org/debian slink main contrib non-free > deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US stable non-US > > --------------82107DDBF4FA925F2C251110-- >
