On Sun, February 10, 2013 1:51 am, Weaver wrote: > > On Sat, February 9, 2013 8:44 pm, Chris Bannister wrote: >> On Sat, Feb 09, 2013 at 04:58:48AM -0800, Weaver wrote: >>> >>> I now have the original number of packages reinstalled and only 35845 >>> new >>> packages to look through to find out what I am missing. >>> >>> I think I'll just call it a night. >> >> What is the output from apt-get update, and apt-get upgrade, wrap it in >> typescript if you want, but please include all info. >> >> plus: >> cat /etc/apt/sources.list >> >> and >> ls -al /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ > > Hello Chris, > > The situation seems to have rectified itself. > > I remember it happening before, about six months or so ago. > > It's almost as if a change in distribution has snuck up on me unawares. > The vast majority of "installed packages" gets dumped into "Obsolete and > Locally Created Packages". > > I hang on patiently for a couple of days and the situation rights itself. > I just thoughtn I would write in about it this time. > > I'll see if there's anything in the logs and get back, but, as I say, the > situation has righted itself.
No. Nothing I could see. I suspect a multi-function disfunction with a broken motherboard supplying the inability to connect intermittently, but have no explanation for the rest. Building a new 64 bit box now. Just waiting for the RAM. If it happens again, I'll be on top of it with some variable removed. > Kind regards, > > Weaver > > -- > "It is the duty of the patriot to protect his country from its > government." > -- Thomas Paine > > Registered Linux User: 554515 > > > > -- > 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/cfd3712a783e98f84a43a9f05adb6cd6.squir...@fulvetta.riseup.net > > -- "It is the duty of the patriot to protect his country from its government." -- Thomas Paine Registered Linux User: 554515 -- 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/b3c12462ad84f4a979cd0440c02aec02.squir...@fulvetta.riseup.net
