On Tue, 10 May 2011 08:50:01 -0700, Jim Pazarena wrote: > I have a debian based appliance which is running 2.6.16.62, I am unsure > how to determine debian version.
Try with "lsb_release -a" > I need to add wput (apt-get install wput) however first I need to run > apt-get update which fails at: > > Hit http://ftp.us.debian.org stable/contrib Release Hum... "stable" now points to squeeze (the "current" stable). > Reading Package Lists... Error! > E: Unable to parse package file > /var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.us.debian.org_debian_dists_stable_main_binary-i386_Packages > (1) E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. Maybe the mentioned file has been corrupted somehow :-? > Is there a way around this? Other than a full update, which isn't > possible because the appliance runs a canned program which would likely > choke on a full upgrade. I would also check the repos listed at the "/etc/apt/sources.list" file and update the URLs as/if needed. And remember that you can also fetch the file directly from the server: http://packages.debian.org/squeeze/wput Just be sure the squeeze version applies for your system and you are not getting any dependency issue. Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2011.05.10.16.59...@gmail.com
