apt-file under Hardy

**kiwidoc66** · June 14th, 2008

Hi
I've had to compile Hydrogen (drum machine) from source because of a bug so was trying to use apt-file to determine dependencies.

After running apt-file update I get a range of

Can't get http://mirrors.easynews.com/linux/ub...ntents-i386.gz

errors despite trying several mirrors and the main site.

Is apt-file no longer supported?

**ukripper** · June 14th, 2008

Originally Posted by kiwidoc66

Hi
I've had to compile Hydrogen (drum machine) from source because of a bug so was trying to use apt-file to determine dependencies.

After running apt-file update I get a range of

Can't get http://mirrors.easynews.com/linux/ub...ntents-i386.gz

errors despite trying several mirrors and the main site.

Is apt-file no longer supported?

you need to install

Code:

sudo apt-get install apt-file

**kiwidoc66** · June 14th, 2008

Already installed, still doesn't work

**kaptengu** · June 14th, 2008

Have you run:

Code:

/usr/share/apt-file/do-apt-file-update

?

**kiwidoc66** · June 15th, 2008

Thanks - unfortunately same error generated

**js9986** · June 22nd, 2008

I'm seeing the same thing.

After installing apt-file:
sudo apt-get install apt-file

when I run this
/usr/share/apt-file/do-apt-file-update
I see this

Can't get http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/...ntents-i386.gz
Can't get http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/...ntents-i386.gz
Can't get http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/...ntents-i386.gz
Can't get http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/...ntents-i386.gz
Can't get http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/di...ntents-i386.gz
Can't get http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/di...ntents-i386.gz
Can't get http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/di...ntents-i386.gz

**firsttry** · September 22nd, 2008

I'm getting the same problem but with a different repo:

Code:

sudo /usr/share/apt-file/do-apt-file-update
Can't get http://wine.budgetdedicated.com/apt/dists/hardy/Contents-i386.gz (404)

apt-file is installed:

Code:

aptitude search apt-file
i A apt-file                                            - APT package searching utility -- command-line interface

I looked on wine.budgetdedicated.com and Contents-i386.gz is missing, so it *should* fail - but it shouldn't, should it? Surely the intended behaviour would be to give a warning rather than exit the program.

As a workaround I'll try and comment the wine repo from my sources.list file, hopefully that'll help.

Update: It did.