[SOLVED] problem with update pacs (mirrors?)

docbg · 02-10-2019, 08:10 AM

Hello everybody,

I'm new and have just presented myself. I hope to post on the good side.

I've installed MX_Linux, and have problem with mirrors I think. I don't see how to put an image (screen capture) here.

I'll write the message then:

"E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/fr.mirror.mxlinux.de_packages_antix_stretch_dists_stretch_main_binary-amd64_Packages
E: Impossible d'ouvrir ou d'analyser le fichier contenant la liste des états ou celui des paquets disponibles.
E: _cache->open() failed, please report."

That is. Can you explain please and give an idea to fix it?

Thank you ;-)

1nuxg33k · 02-10-2019, 09:45 AM

You need to remove /var/lib/apt/lists/*
Then update.

Code:

sudo rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

docbg · 02-10-2019, 10:31 AM

Hi,
thanks, but it doesn't working.
That is the message:
"E: Impossible de récupérer http://fr.mirror.mxlinux.de/packages...etch/InRelease Le fichier signé en clair n'est pas valable, ce qui a été reçu est «*NOSPLIT*». Peut-être le réseau nécessite-t-il une authentification.
E: Impossible de récupérer http://fr.mirror.mxlinux.de/packages...etch/InRelease Le fichier signé en clair n'est pas valable, ce qui a été reçu est «*NOSPLIT*». Peut-être le réseau nécessite-t-il une authentification.
E: Le téléchargement de quelques fichiers d'index a échoué, ils ont été ignorés, ou les anciens ont été utilisés à la place."

It cannot reach the mirrors...?!

1nuxg33k · 02-10-2019, 10:35 AM

Can you post your /etc/apt/sources.list

docbg · 02-10-2019, 10:43 AM

# Use with Debian Stable/stretch repositories. Set as default for antiX-17. Note new repos
deb http://fr.mirror.mxlinux.de/packages/antix/stretch stretch main
#deb-src http://fr.mirror.mxlinux.de/packages/antix/stretch stretch main

# Debian Stable.
deb http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian/ stretch main contrib non-free
deb http://security.debian.org/ stretch/updates main contrib non-free
#deb-src http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian/ stretch main contrib non-free

#stretch backports
#deb http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch-backports main

# Debian stretch Updates
deb http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian/ stretch-updates main contrib non-free

# MX Community Main and Test Repos
deb http://fr.mirror.mxlinux.de/packages/mx/repo/ stretch main non-free
#deb http://fr.mirror.mxlinux.de/packages/mx/testrepo/ stretch test

# MX Community Main and Test Repos
deb http://fr.mirror.mxlinux.de/packages/mx/repo/ stretch main non-free
#deb http://fr.mirror.mxlinux.de/packages/mx/testrepo/ stretch test

# opera
#deb http://deb.opera.com/opera/ stable non-free

# virtualbox
#deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian stretch contrib

That is.

1nuxg33k · 02-10-2019, 11:11 AM

This is what your /etc/apt/sources.list should look like.

Code:

# Use with Debian Stable/stretch repositories. Set as default for antiX-17. Note new repos

deb http://repo.antixlinux.com/stretch stretch main
#deb-src http://repo.antixlinux.com/stretch stretch main

#stretch backports
deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian stretch-backports main

# Debian stretch Updates
deb http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian/ stretch-updates main contrib non-free

# MX Community Main and Test Repos
deb http://la.mxrepo.com/mx/repo/ stretch main non-free
#deb http://la.mxrepo.com/mx/testrepo/ stretch test

# opera
#deb http://deb.opera.com/opera/ stable non-free

# virtualbox
#deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian stretch contrib

docbg · 02-10-2019, 11:16 AM

What to do? How to do? Do I use the bash? How to change the repos?

1nuxg33k · 02-10-2019, 11:22 AM

save what I posted previously on your Desktop. call the file sources or whatever you want to name it.
From a terminal you can cat that file to /etc/apt/sources.list list as follows.

Code:

sudo cat /Desktop/somefile > /etc/apt/sources.list

Then update apt as follows

Code:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

docbg · 02-10-2019, 11:30 AM

I'll try it
Thank you

docbg · 02-10-2019, 12:16 PM

It's not working
I have a file with the same name that you write ("/etc/apt/sources.list") but it is empty.
But I have also a document with some files containing the list for each repository.
Who to "fill" the file witch is empty?

pan64 · 02-10-2019, 12:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by docbg

I have a file with the same name that you write ("/etc/apt/sources.list") but it is empty.

That cannot be empty, you posted the content before. There can be only one file named /etc/apt/sources.list

Quote:

Originally Posted by docbg

But I have also a document with some files containing the list for each repository.
Who to "fill" the file witch is empty?

So I do not understand this.
You need to be root to be able to edit this file.

Looks like you erased that file. Copy back the original content (what you posted) but delete lines containing http://fr.mirror.mxlinux.de

1nuxg33k · 02-10-2019, 12:49 PM

Okay so I downloaded mxlinux to investigate further. I see that there are a few different list in /etc/apt/sources.list.d
So I would add the file to this directory and then comment out or remove the other sources list.

Code:

sudo cat /Desktop/somefile > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/sources

docbg · 02-10-2019, 12:58 PM

I open the file sources.list but I cant save the text with the list

I've tried to do this like before with "cat" etc. but it doesn't work.

I was in "root", yes.

1nuxg33k · 02-10-2019, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by docbg

I open the file sources.list but I cant save the text with the list

I've tried to do this like before with "cat" etc. but it doesn't work.

I was in "root", yes.

You are doing this from Terminal? I'm confused as to where you are having issue.

pan64 · 02-10-2019, 01:05 PM

would be nice to explain exactly what did you try.