On Mon 30 Mar 2026 at 07:10:07 (-0400), Greg Wooledge wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 29, 2026 at 23:27:19 -0500, David Wright wrote:
> > On Sun 29 Mar 2026 at 18:58:56 (+0200), Thomas Schmitt wrote:
> > > The last update was in september 2025. Its recorded log does not
> > > contain "Err" messages.
> > > In contrast to that update in 2025, some final lines after
> > > Reading package lists... Done
> > > were missing today:
> > > Building dependency tree...
> > > Reading state information...
> > > 873 packages can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see them.
> >
> > When I update (not upgrade), "Reading package lists... Done"
> > is the final line I expect to see.
>
> I believe this is because you're using 'apt-get update' while Thomas
> is using 'apt update'.
Well, I must admit it crossed my mind that the OP might have
accidently typed the "wrong" command. I've sometimes typed apt …
and then "corrected" it to apt-get …, usually because I've been
typing some of the extra commands that apt-get doesn't have, like:
# apt list --upgradable
# apt-get list --upgradable
E: Command line option --upgradable is not understood in combination with the
other options
100 #
But I discounted this because apt-get was in the Subject line:
$ grep -i apt /tmp/replied-to
Subject: Sid apt-get update : "Err: Couldn't find the start of the patch
series"
/1nEqO2adQYoyE+cWdgKzb/lVJLiZ+HXYR1RJf38rXA2o6apt5XA6HoN7KtUpON2nVCIbLlEi
873 packages can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see them.
N: Some sources can be modernized. Run 'apt modernize-sources' to do so.
# apt-get update
N: Some sources can be modernized. Run 'apt modernize-sources' to do so.
$ grep '^[^#]' /etc/apt/sources.list
$
From the full log, you can see that the list files appear to be
downloaded in full after the fuss has died down, but I can't
see the point in trying to save one or two hundred MB by not
running a clean update afterwards, especially as this happened
after a six-month interval.
Cheers,
David.
