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| Thread ID: 123988 | 2012-03-30 00:54:00 | Ubuntu narwhal wont work properly | dustcap (16335) | Press F1 |
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| 1267495 | 2012-04-03 01:50:00 | If you removed everything in /var/lib/apt/lists then that suggests the list you are downloading is corrupt or broken. Try a different mirror. |
fred_fish (15241) | ||
| 1267496 | 2012-04-03 12:47:00 | I've had problems with updates not working from time to time in both Ubuntu 10.04 and 11.04 and I can always fix it by executing these commands in a terminal: # sudo -i # apt-get clean # cd /var/lib/apt # mv lists lists.old # mkdir -p lists/partial # apt-get clean # apt-get update Note: If this procedure has been carried out previously you will need to remove the OLD lists.old folder first: # rm -r lists.old I got this fix from here (blog.drewwithers.com) some time ago. It seems the apt database can be corrupted in various ways. My particular problem seems to stem from the fact I use a wireless hotspot to connect to the internet and if I don't log onto the internet access part sometimes Ubuntu tries to update itself and the wifi internet access page messes up the headers of the apt database. |
Rod J (451) | ||
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