Re: [Sheflug] Debian -- Upgrade Etch => Lenny

["Chris J" <cej@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

And Lo! The Great Prophet " Chris Butler" uttered these words of wisdom:
> *dons Debian hat*
>
>...[deletia]...
>
>> Except it isn't working. apt-get update completed without error, but
>> apt-get dist-upgrade is issuing the following:
>>
>> 	[trim lots of packages in a big list]
>> 	616 upgraded, 289 newly installed, 31 to remove and 2 not upgraded.
>> 	E: The package index files are corrupted. No Filename: field for
>> package
>> gcc-4.3-base.
>
> I did find a thread on debian-user[0] that mentioned this error, although
> it
> didn't seem to get anywhere. Have you tried running 'apt-get update' again
> to refresh the package index files?

Yes, and it didn't change anything.

[...deletia...other suggestions...]

I'll look at poking these other things when I'm back home and thus in
front of the box -- watch this space.

Chris

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