newbie: apt is hosed?!

[samakv]

I was doing an upgrade and my baby nephew pushed the reset button. Now when going back, I did this: sudo apt-get update and I get the following output

Get:1 http://security.ubuntu.com hoary-security Release.gpg [189B]
Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com hoary Release.gpg [189B]
Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com hoary-updates Release.gpg [189B]
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hoary-security Release
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hoary Release
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hoary-updates Release
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hoary-security/main Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hoary-security/restricted Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hoary/main Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hoary-security/universe Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hoary/restricted Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hoary-security/multiverse Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hoary/universe Packages
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com hoary/multiverse Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hoary-updates/main Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hoary-updates/restricted Packages
Get:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com hoary-updates/universe Packages [5456B]
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com hoary-updates/universe Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com hoary-updates/multiverse Packages
Get:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com hoary/multiverse Packages [111kB]
Get:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com hoary-updates/universe Packages [4917B]
96% [5 Packages gzip 0]
gzip: stdin: not in gzip format
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com hoary/multiverse Packages
Sub-process gzip returned an error code (1)
96% [6 Packages gzip 0]
gzip: stdin: not in gzip format
Err http://archive.ubuntu.com hoary-updates/universe Packages
Sub-process gzip returned an error code (1)
Fetched 3474B in 3s (906B/s)
Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hoary/multiverse/binary-i386/Packages.gz Sub-process gzip returned an error code (1)
Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hoary-updates/universe/binary-i386/Packages.gz Sub-process gzip returned an error code (1)
Reading package lists... Done
W: Couldn't stat source package list http://archive.ubuntu.com hoary/multiverse Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_hoary_multiverse_b inary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: Couldn't stat source package list http://archive.ubuntu.com hoary-updates/universe Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_hoary-updates_universe_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory)
W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems
E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.


I'm using Hoary.

My old window$ self says I install everything again but I'd rather not. Is there a way to fix it instead of installing all over again? Everything else works except apt; Gnome, Open Office, Evolution, etc. I need some packages installed and, oh bother, I'd rather not install all over again.

Please do respond and thank you.


Sam akv

[adwait]

Try

sudo apt-get install -f

[lerrup]

Off the top of my head, I would say use synaptic as it will give you hints on what to do in situations such as this ( I've had the same happen to me).

Just update, mark upgrades and follow what it says.

[dradul]

Hmmmm.... Try this:

sudo rm /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.*

refresh your apt lists:
apt-get update
rebuld your installed package database:
sudo apt-cache gencaches
and then try again:
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

[samakv]

Tried all of the above. Then tried dradul's. After using dradul's solution, everything seems normal. Thanks.

All seems normal except some glitches. I think I can live with it for now until Breezy becomes official.

I can give post the latest output if anyone needs it.

samakv