Re: [PLUG] Debian packaging system

[JP Vossen <jp@jpsdomain.org>]

> Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 09:01:39 -0400
> From: "Eric H. Johnson"<ejohnson@camalytics.com>
>
> Yes I have done apt-get update multiple times. The repos are separate from
> debian and consist of four repos, standard, extras, extras-devel and
> extras-testing. This (http://wiki.maemo.org/Kernel_Power) seems to indicate
> that the stable power kernel is now in the standard repo, although I was
> pretty sure when I first installed it, it was in the extras repo.

This may be a Bad Idea, but it works for me to fix "BADSIG" messages 
that I get from time to time (I think due to a flaky package proxy 
server I haven't gotten around to replacing).

Substitute 'apt-get' for 'aptitude' as needed, I *think* it'll work the 
same:

aptitude clean
rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists
mkdir -p /var/lib/apt/lists/partial
aptitude clean
aptitude update

I suspect that I get cruft in '/var/lib/apt/lists/partial', and this may 
be overkill.  But it works for me and my problem.  YMMV, this could 
break your system, yadda, yadda, yadda...

Later,
JP
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