Debootstrap warning

Tylerious · 01-20-2006, 11:24 PM

I'm trying to do a net install of "testing". I'm at the point of "installing the base system". But all my mirrors at some point early on give me errors complaining about corruption.

"Debootstrap warning
Warning: http://debian.oregonstate.edu/debian...s1-22_i386.deb was corrupt"

Then after that first error, none of the following packages install.

"Debootstrap warning
Warning: Couldn't download package x"

I've tried other mirrors and it still doesn't work! Anybody else getting this problem?

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Update:
Checked virtual terminal 4 (log), which says debootstrap can't create the necessary directories because './var/lib/dpkg' because there is no space left on the device. My /var partition is 64 MB (more than enough for Slack); is that too little for Debian?

halvy · 01-21-2006, 03:51 PM

yes.............

Trollineto · 01-26-2006, 03:38 AM

Similar problem for me. I've tried net install and dvd install. It seems that actual builds are buggy.
I've search and found an old build here : http: - - cdimage debian org - cdimage - etch_di_beta1 - i386 - iso-cd -
(I'm sorry but I can't post external link : it's my first post here ! So replace all ' - ' as '/')
I've used the business card iso and it works...

Vincent

nx5000 · 01-26-2006, 05:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tylerious

I'm trying to do a net install of "testing". I'm at the point of "installing the base system". But all my mirrors at some point early on give me errors complaining about corruption.

"Debootstrap warning
Warning: http://debian.oregonstate.edu/debian...s1-22_i386.deb was corrupt"

Then after that first error, none of the following packages install.

"Debootstrap warning
Warning: Couldn't download package x"

I've tried other mirrors and it still doesn't work! Anybody else getting this problem?

Not me, maybe use this mirror?

Code:

debootstrap etch /testing http://ftp.debian.org/debian/
..
I: Base system installed successfully

Quote:

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Update:
Checked virtual terminal 4 (log), which says debootstrap can't create the necessary directories because './var/lib/dpkg' because there is no space left on the device. My /var partition is 64 MB (more than enough for Slack); is that too little for Debian?

64Megs! if you change from stable to testing or unstable or update a lot of things you will run in trouble and will have to point /var/cache/apt to free disk space.
I would advice 400Megs at least.

Code:

#du -ks /var/* | sort -n | tail -3
16766 /var/log
32304 /var/cache
94147 /var/lib
#du -hs /stable
144M /stable
#du -hs /testing
157M /testing
#du -hs /testing