Hi,

I tried to apt-get update on a dodgy connection yesterday, and some files
didn't get fully downloaded.

Here's what's in my /etc/apt/sources.list file:
deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free

Code:
deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian experimental main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian experimental main contrib non-free


After that, here's what apt-get update spits out:

# apt-get update
Get: 1 http://ftp.uk.debian.org unstable Release.gpg [189B]
Get: 2 http://ftp.uk.debian.org experimental Release.gpg [189B]
Hit http://ftp.uk.debian.org unstable Release
Hit http://ftp.uk.debian.org experimental Release
Ign http://ftp.uk.debian.org unstable/main Packages
Hit http://ftp.uk.debian.org unstable/contrib Packages
Hit http://ftp.uk.debian.org unstable/non-free Packages
Hit http://ftp.uk.debian.org unstable/main Sources
Hit http://ftp.uk.debian.org unstable/contrib Sources
Hit http://ftp.uk.debian.org unstable/non-free Sources
Ign http://ftp.uk.debian.org experimental/main Packages
Ign http://ftp.uk.debian.org experimental/contrib Packages
Ign http://ftp.uk.debian.org experimental/non-free Packages
Ign http://ftp.uk.debian.org experimental/main Sources
Ign http://ftp.uk.debian.org experimental/contrib Sources
Ign http://ftp.uk.debian.org experimental/non-free Sources
Get: 3 http://ftp.uk.debian.org unstable/main Packages [3991kB]
Hit http://ftp.uk.debian.org experimental/main Packages
Hit http://ftp.uk.debian.org experimental/contrib Packages
Hit http://ftp.uk.debian.org experimental/non-free Packages
Hit http://ftp.uk.debian.org experimental/main Sources
Hit http://ftp.uk.debian.org experimental/contrib Sources
Hit http://ftp.uk.debian.org experimental/non-free Sources
99% [3 Packages gzip 0]
gzip: stdin: not in gzip format
Errhttp://ftp.uk.debian.org unstable/main Packages
Sub-process gzip returned an error code (1)
Fetched 3B in 1s (2B/s)
Failed to fetch
http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/dist...86/Packages.gz
Sub-process gzip returned an error code (1)
Reading package lists... Done
E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones
used instead.

What's going on?

Thanks

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On Sun, 12 Feb 2006 12:35:10 +0000, Asfand Yar Qazi
<ayZIG0106@qaziZIG.f2sZIG.com> wrote in alt.os.linux.debian:

> Hi,
>
> I tried to apt-get update on a dodgy connection yesterday, and some files
> didn't get fully downloaded.
>
> Here's what's in my /etc/apt/sources.list file:
> deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free
> deb-src http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free
>
> Code:
> deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian experimental main contrib non-free
> deb-src http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian experimental main contrib non-free
>
>
> After that, here's what apt-get update spits out:
>
> # apt-get update
> Get: 1 http://ftp.uk.debian.org unstable Release.gpg [189B]
> Get: 2 http://ftp.uk.debian.org experimental Release.gpg [189B]
> Hit http://ftp.uk.debian.org unstable Release
> Hit http://ftp.uk.debian.org experimental Release
> Ign http://ftp.uk.debian.org unstable/main Packages
> Hit http://ftp.uk.debian.org unstable/contrib Packages
> Hit http://ftp.uk.debian.org unstable/non-free Packages
> Hit http://ftp.uk.debian.org unstable/main Sources
> Hit http://ftp.uk.debian.org unstable/contrib Sources
> Hit http://ftp.uk.debian.org unstable/non-free Sources
> Ign http://ftp.uk.debian.org experimental/main Packages
> Ign http://ftp.uk.debian.org experimental/contrib Packages
> Ign http://ftp.uk.debian.org experimental/non-free Packages
> Ign http://ftp.uk.debian.org experimental/main Sources
> Ign http://ftp.uk.debian.org experimental/contrib Sources
> Ign http://ftp.uk.debian.org experimental/non-free Sources
> Get: 3 http://ftp.uk.debian.org unstable/main Packages [3991kB]
> Hit http://ftp.uk.debian.org experimental/main Packages
> Hit http://ftp.uk.debian.org experimental/contrib Packages
> Hit http://ftp.uk.debian.org experimental/non-free Packages
> Hit http://ftp.uk.debian.org experimental/main Sources
> Hit http://ftp.uk.debian.org experimental/contrib Sources
> Hit http://ftp.uk.debian.org experimental/non-free Sources
> 99% [3 Packages gzip 0]
> gzip: stdin: not in gzip format
> Errhttp://ftp.uk.debian.org unstable/main Packages
> Sub-process gzip returned an error code (1)
> Fetched 3B in 1s (2B/s)
> Failed to fetch
> http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/dist...86/Packages.gz
> Sub-process gzip returned an error code (1)
> Reading package lists... Done
> E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones
> used instead.
>
> What's going on?

# ls /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/

Delete any files you see there and run apt-get update again.

This thread may explain what's happening:

<http://groups.google.co.uk/group/linux.debian.bugs.dist/browse_frm/thread/8ae88c3fa617c51f>

(Don't apply the patch; it's for an older version of apt.)


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Peter J Ross wrote:
<snip>
>
>
> # ls /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/
>
> Delete any files you see there and run apt-get update again.
>
> This thread may explain what's happening:
>
> <http://groups.google.co.uk/group/linux.debian.bugs.dist/browse_frm/thread/8ae88c3fa617c51f>
>
> (Don't apply the patch; it's for an older version of apt.)
>
>
> PJR :-)

thanks

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