> I solved my recent problem with aptitude (and apt) by installing bzip2 > package. Until then I was getting rather ridiculous error messages from > aptitude, which in no way indicated that absence of bzip2 was the problem. > Just FYI.
The bzip2 package was installed before the problems start. 2012/5/23 Chris Bannister <cbannis...@slingshot.co.nz>: > On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 09:20:55AM +0200, David Seira wrote: >> Yes. I have another servers with the same configuration in another places. >> >> > Under "/var/lib/apt/lists/" is where the index files are kept. >> > What I'd do is delete those: >> > i.e. "rm /var/lib/apt/lists/*" then do apt-get update again. >> > >> > Then worry about the GPG warnings after. >> > >> >> I remove the index files in the directory you said but the result is the >> same: > > This is getting weirder and weirder. > Yes, is the only server I manage that has this problems. > There are some other things you can try, but if they don't work or > something else strange happens as a consequence you could bugger up your > package management system, and I don't want to be responsible for that. > > i.e. under /var/lib/dpkg/available. > man dpkg > > E.g see: > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1752868 > Reading this post it seems it could be a network problem. The problem is that I don't manage the network, only the server. > > What does "ls -al /var/lib/apt/lists/" show now? > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 31488757 may 18 00:56 ftp.es.debian.org_debian_dists_squeeze_main_binary-amd64_Packages -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1964287 may 18 00:56 ftp.es.debian.org_debian_dists_squeeze_main_i18n_Translation-es -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 18362177 may 18 00:56 ftp.es.debian.org_debian_dists_squeeze_main_source_Sources -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 110865 may 18 00:56 ftp.es.debian.org_debian_dists_squeeze_Release -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1672 may 18 00:56 ftp.es.debian.org_debian_dists_squeeze_Release.gpg -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 59231 may 18 00:56 ftp.es.debian.org_debian_dists_squeeze-updates_main_binary-amd64_Packages -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2161 may 18 00:56 ftp.es.debian.org_debian_dists_squeeze-updates_main_binary-amd64_Packages.IndexDiff -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 14864 abr 17 11:14 ftp.es.debian.org_debian_dists_squeeze-updates_main_source_Sources -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2161 may 18 00:56 ftp.es.debian.org_debian_dists_squeeze-updates_main_source_Sources.IndexDiff -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 113464 may 18 00:56 ftp.es.debian.org_debian_dists_squeeze-updates_Release -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 836 may 18 00:56 ftp.es.debian.org_debian_dists_squeeze-updates_Release.gpg -rw-r----- 1 root root 0 abr 17 11:12 lock drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 may 24 07:33 partial -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1261300 may 17 23:58 security.debian.org_dists_squeeze_updates_main_binary-amd64_Packages -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 309643 may 17 23:58 security.debian.org_dists_squeeze_updates_main_source_Sources -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 86939 may 17 23:58 security.debian.org_dists_squeeze_updates_Release -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 836 may 17 23:58 security.debian.org_dists_squeeze_updates_Release.gpg > Can you spare another server for testing purposes? > No. As I told you before, this is the only server with strange behaviour. > Do the same on another server, with exactly the same sources list. > All the servers that I manage have the same sources list and haven't any problem with it. > You're sure you haven't changed anything on this server recently, i.e. > before this problem started happening? Even if it seems totally > unrelated. E.g, on Google someone had a problem similar to this when > they changed the language (probably locales) > Yes. I'm 100% sure that I don't change anything :-). This server is used for a radius server. >> Err http://security.debian.org squeeze/updates/main amd64 Packages >> Sub-process /bin/bzip2 returned an error code (2) >> Fetched 13.7 kB in 1s (7933 B/s) > Is strange this message. I' ve managed several debian server for several years and I never found this error. > Mmmm, > I'd expect to see something like: > Hit http://security.debian.org squeeze/updates InRelease > >> W: Failed to fetch >> http://ftp.es.debian.org/debian/dists/squeeze/main/source/Sources.bz2 >> Sub-process /bin/bzip2 returned an error code (2) >> W: Failed to fetch >> http://ftp.es.debian.org/debian/dists/squeeze/main/binary-amd64/Packages.bz2 >> Sub-process /bin/bzip2 returned an error code (2) >> W: Failed to fetch >> http://ftp.es.debian.org/debian/dists/squeeze-updates/main/source/Sources.bz2 >> Sub-process /bin/bzip2 returned an error code (2) >> W: Failed to fetch >> http://ftp.es.debian.org/debian/dists/squeeze-updates/main/binary-amd64/Packages.bz2 >> Sub-process /bin/bzip2 returned an error code (2) >> W: Failed to fetch >> http://security.debian.org/dists/squeeze/updates/main/source/Sources.bz2 >> Sub-process /bin/bzip2 returned an error code (2) >> W: Failed to fetch >> http://security.debian.org/dists/squeeze/updates/main/binary-amd64/Packages.bz2 >> Sub-process /bin/bzip2 returned an error code (2) > >> E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old >> ones used instead. > > Just for testing, comment out all entries in your sources list, except > for > deb http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates main > (it cleans the screen for easier reading.) > Yes, I tried this yesterday evening but the results were the same. > what does: > cat /etc/apt/sources.list > show? > > what does: > apt-get update > show? > > I want to see **all** the output please, even if you have to use > typescript. > This is the sources.list with only the security repository enabled: root@radius:/etc/apt# cat sources.list # # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.2.1 _Squeeze_ - Official amd64 NETINST Binary-1 20110628-12:58]/ squeeze main #deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.2.1 _Squeeze_ - Official amd64 NETINST Binary-1 20110628-12:58]/ squeeze main #deb http://ftp.es.debian.org/debian/ squeeze main #deb-src http://ftp.es.debian.org/debian/ squeeze main deb http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates main #deb-src http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates main # squeeze-updates, previously known as 'volatile' #deb http://ftp.es.debian.org/debian/ squeeze-updates main #deb-src http://ftp.es.debian.org/debian/ squeeze-updates main And this is the apt-get update output with the modified sources.list: root@radius:/etc/apt# apt-get update Get:1 http://security.debian.org squeeze/updates Release.gpg [912 B] Get:2 http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates/main Translation-en [912 B] 99% [2 Translation-en bzip2 0 B] [Waiting for headers]bzip2: (stdin) is not a bzip2 file. Ign http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates/main Translation-en Get:3 http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates/main Translation-es [912 B] 66% [3 Translation-es bzip2 0 B] [Connecting to security.debian.org (149.20.20.6)]bzip2: (stdin) is not a bzip2 file. Ign http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates/main Translation-es Get:4 http://security.debian.org squeeze/updates Release [912 B] Err http://security.debian.org squeeze/updates Release Fetched 3648 B in 2s (1812 B/s) Reading package lists... Done W: A error occurred during the signature verification. The repository is not updated and the previous index files will be used. GPG error: http://security.debian.org squeeze/updates Release: The following signatures were invalid: NODATA 1 NODATA 2 W: Failed to fetch http://security.debian.org/dists/squeeze/updates/Release W: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead. > > What does: > ls -al /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/ > show? > root@radius:/etc/apt# ls -al /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/ total 28 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Apr 17 11:36 . drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 4096 May 24 07:40 .. -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 81 Apr 17 11:12 00CDMountPoint -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 40 Apr 17 11:12 00trustcdrom -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 395 Apr 15 2011 01autoremove -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 141 May 31 2011 20listchanges -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 182 Jan 30 2011 70debconf > Do you have an "/etc/apt/apt.conf" file? If yes paste the contents? > No, I haven't this file. > You haven't got some sort of network/firewall problem have you? > It may not be a package problem at all, bit I'd expect 404 errors, etc. > The internet connection works correctly because I manage this server remotely. I don't know if the firewall has a special rule that blocks this type of traffic. > I'm starting to run out of ideas. > Yes, me too. I have two theories. First, it could be a network/firewall problem despite the server has connectivity. Second, it could be a signature problem because in all of the messages mentions "A error occurred during the signature verification". Another cheat I could try is to download the packages from another server and install locally with dpkg. What do you think about this? I don't know, I'll continue trying. > > > -- > "If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people > who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the > oppressing." --- Malcolm X > > > -- > 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/20120523172836.GC2523@tal > -- 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/CAN9kZeekXgS+-=p=v1+doh37qo4igjyp1t5iy2knremn_2p...@mail.gmail.com
