apt-proxy-users

[Apt-proxy-users] Can't use local apt-proxy cache

[Jay S. <me...@he...>]

Hi,

On 192.168.1.26 "iron" I run apt-proxy.  From other boxes on my network 
I can point and use my apt-proxy server.  But, from "iron" I can't 
access apt-proxy.

I get the following:

iron:~# aptitude update
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
Reading task descriptions... Done
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
Reading task descriptions... Done
W: Couldn't stat source package list http://192.168.1.26 stable/main 
Packages 
(/var/lib/apt/lists/192.168.1.26:9999_debian_dists_stable_main_binary-i386_Packages) 
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list http://security.debian.org 
stable/updates/main Packages 
(/var/lib/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_stable_updates_main_binary-i386_Packages) 
- stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: You may want to update the package lists to correct these missing files
W: Warning: could not lock the cache file.  Opening in read-only mode


below is:
iron:~# cat /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://192.168.1.26:9999/debian stable main
deb-src http://192.168.1.26:9999/debian stable main
deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main

nothing particular is showing up in the /var/log/apt-proxy.log

any suggestions would be great
Thanks
Jay

Re: [Apt-proxy-users] Can't use local apt-proxy cache

[Micha <ear...@gm...>]

Try 'update package list' as root.
If the network has latency, try more than once.
If it still does not work, set debug level higher (config) and also look at
other logfiles, like syslog and auth.=20




  =B0
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Re: [Apt-proxy-users] Can't use local apt-proxy cache

[Jay S. <me...@he...>]

Micha wrote:
> 
> Try 'update package list' as root.
> If the network has latency, try more than once.
> If it still does not work, set debug level higher (config) and also look at
> other logfiles, like syslog and auth. 

I don't have an update command:


jstrauss@ubuntu:~$ ssh root@fe
Password:
iron:~# update package list
-bash: update: command not found
iron:~# apt-get update package list
E: The update command takes no arguments
iron:~# apt-get update
E: Lists directory /var/lib/apt/lists/partial is missing.


Thanks Jay

Re: [Apt-proxy-users] Can't use local apt-proxy cache

[Micha <ear...@gm...>]

Jay Strauss <me...@he...>:
> I don't have an update command:


This wasn't meant to be a command. I am sorry.=20
I was thinking of any of the GUI package manager.
If you like to use apt-get, it's just 'apt-get update' , like you did:

> iron:~# apt-get update
> E: Lists directory /var/lib/apt/lists/partial is missing.

Perhaps you should verify what's up, first:

(login to a shell as root)
cd /var/lib/apt/lists
ls -al

-> Is there an (empty) directory like, exactly, except the date:
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root 4,0K 2005-09-06 23:24 partial/

-> If not, try to create the repective dir like this:
(but this should never be necessary anyway)
mkdir -m 755 partial=20

...and run the update command again.
=20
btw.=20

  =B0
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Re: [Apt-proxy-users] Can't use local apt-proxy cache

[Jay S. <me...@he...>]

Perhaps you should verify what's up, first:
> 
> (login to a shell as root)
> cd /var/lib/apt/lists
> ls -al
> 
> -> Is there an (empty) directory like, exactly, except the date:
> drwxr-xr-x  2 root root 4,0K 2005-09-06 23:24 partial/
> 
> -> If not, try to create the repective dir like this:
> (but this should never be necessary anyway)
> mkdir -m 755 partial 

Thanks Micha,

Creating the "partial" directory solved my problem.  I don't know why it 
was missing in the first place

Thanks again
Jay