On Sun, February 10, 2013 2:27 am, Weaver wrote: > > 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 variables removed.
As it is, all of this looks normal: "root@Telaman:/home/weaver/Documents# cat /etc/apt/sources.list # # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.5 _Squeeze_ - Official i386 CD Binary-1 20120512-13:45]/ squeeze main #deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.5 _Squeeze_ - Official i386 CD Binary-1 20120512-13:45]/ squeeze main deb http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib #deb-src http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/ squeeze main non-free contrib deb http://www.deb-multimedia.org sid main non-free #deb http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main contrib non-free #deb-src http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates main contrib non-free # squeeze-updates, previously known as 'volatile' #deb http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/ squeeze-updates main contrib non-free #deb-src http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/ squeeze-updates main contrib non-free root@Telaman:/home/weaver/Documents# cd root@Telaman:~# ls -al /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ total 8 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Apr 16 2011 . drwxr-xr-x 7 root root 4096 Dec 17 22:20 .. root@Telaman:~#" >> 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/b2a7bb0abf46c6d1c995afd8cfc31b0c.squir...@fulvetta.riseup.net
