Yup. I've removed the Packages.gz files and had mirror reget them several times. I also tried right from the ftp site ...
# cat /etc/apt/sources.list deb http://ftp1.us.debian.org/debian frozen main contrib non-free deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US unstable/binary-i386/ # deb file:/amnt/mirrors/debian frozen main contrib non-free # deb file:/amnt/mirrors/debian/debian-non-US unstable non-US # deb file:/amnt/mirrors/debian project/experimental/ fsmail:~# fsmail:~# fsmail:~# apt-get update Get http://ftp1.us.debian.org frozen/contrib Packages Get http://non-us.debian.org unstable/binary-i386/ Packages Get http://ftp1.us.debian.org frozen/main Packages Get http://ftp1.us.debian.org frozen/non-free Packages Fetched 2040k in 3s (596k/s) Updating package file cache... E: Line 3 in package file /var/state/apt/lists/ftp1.us.debian.org_debian_dists_frozen_main_binary-i386 _Packages is too long.(2) fsmail:~# -- Dean Carpenter [EMAIL PROTECTED] 94 TT :) [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Jason Gunthorpe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 04, 1999 7:45 PM To: Carpenter, Dean Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: apt-get update failing On Thu, 4 Feb 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Thanks to Nils and Jason for the *really* fast replies ... > > Just upgraded to apt_0.1.10 from potato - same problem. Looks like there > are a few others out there seeing the same thing. master{root}~#apt-get update Get file:/debian/debian/ dists/proposed-updates/ Packages Get file:/debian/debian/ slink/contrib Packages Get file:/debian/debian/ slink/main Packages Get http://nonus.debian.org unstable/non-US Packages Get file:/debian/debian/ slink/non-free Packages Get file:/debian/debian/ stable/contrib Packages Get file:/debian/debian/ stable/main Packages Get file:/debian/debian/ stable/non-free Packages Fetched 41.3k in 0s (50.1k/s) Updating package file cache...done Updating package status cache...done Checking system integrity...ok master{root}~#apt-get | head --lines 1 apt 0.1.5 for i386 compiled on Jul 23 1998 22:05:22 Hmm.. Are you sure you package files are not corrupted? Jason
