apt updates once
 

I just reinstalled woody--did:

apt-setup
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade

Worked fine--then i tryed to get the package synaptec--regardless of what I do I get this message:

Reading Package Lists... Error!
E: Dynamic MMap ran out of room
E: Error occured while processing jpilot-plugins (NewVersion2)
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_woody_m
ain_binary-i386_Packages
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
root@duron800:/home/dan#

I have added to debconf:

APT::Cache-Limit 10000000;

I have cleared:

/var/lib/apt/lists/

apt-get clean, autoclean, "-f install" and update

Most commands give that message right away---update after it has reached 99%


Any thoughts?

just a question... did you check if there is enough disc space left? i got this dynamic map error (i think) when my harddrive ran out of space.

40 gig / partition :\

If I try to:

apt-get remove (any package name here)

The same thing comes up. :(

Thanks blockme

Any other ideas?

Re: apt updates once
 

Can I see your 70debconf and apt.conf files in FULL please? I can't helped BUT noticed "I have added to debconf: APT::Cache-Limit 10000000;"...70debconf SHOULDN'T be where you add the line APT::Cache-Limit 10000000...INSTEAD you should add it to your apt.conf.

Your 70debconf should have lines that correspond to something like what I have below:

// Pre-configure all packages with debconf before they are installed.
// If you don't like it, comment it out.
DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs {"/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt || true";};

while a typical apt.conf has these entries:
APT::Default-Release "unstable";
APT::Cache-Limit 10000000;
Apt::Get::Purge;
APT::Clean-Installed;
APT::Get::Fix-Broken;
APT::Get::Fix-Missing;

hmmm...

:Pengy:

Yes i have a apt.conf (not with all the stuff you have--I will now though) and it does have that line in it.

It makes no difference--I've tried putting it in both places. Same results. :\

Any other thoughts?

apt.conf

source.list

70debconf


Anything else?

Flashingcurser, I don't understand it...why must you have a few entries for a particular archive? i.e.

Do you not see that you need only to point to one mirror for any one section that you require? i.e. For 'debian-non-US stable' just use e.g.

...and for 'us stable main non-free contrib' just e.g.

Different repositories have packages that may be updated to different degrees...some are direct mirrors but others are a few days behind...the error you encountered should NOT have occurred if your apt.conf is set up properly...I suggest you install netselect-apt and let it select your primary mirrors for you e.g. in a konsole run:

I would suggest you comment out the source archives but that's your choice...

Here's a sample sources.list file: