[SOLVED] Hardy apt-get update segmentation fault

[lymatas]

Hello,

I have upgraded one computer from Dapper to Hardy. After upgrade there is a problem
with apt-get / aptitude.
If I enable universe repository
(deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy universe) in
sources.list, I'm getting segfault during apt-get update:

..
Gauti:15 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Sources [14B]
Gauti:16 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/restricted Sources [14B]
Gauti:17 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/universe Packages [14B]
Gauti:18 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/universe Sources [14B]
Gauti:19 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/multiverse Packages [14B]
Gauti:20 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/multiverse Sources [14B]
Gauta 7488kB iš 1min45s (70,7kB/s)
Segmentation faultsts... 68%

I cannot use universe. If i disable it, apt-get update works ok.

How it can be repaired?

Thank You.

[quibbler]

It maybe a corrupted apt cache, open a terminal and remove the .bin files in /var/cache/apt:

from terminal:

sudo rm /var/cache/apt/*.bin
sudo apt-get -update
sudo apt-get -upgrade

[lymatas]

It maybe a corrupted apt cache, open a terminal and remove the .bin files in /var/cache/apt:

from terminal:

sudo rm /var/cache/apt/*.bin
sudo apt-get -update
sudo apt-get -upgrade

No luck:

# rm /var/cache/apt/*.bin
# apt-get -update
E: Command line option 'p' [from -update] is not known.
# apt-get update
Spauskite http://archive.canonical.com hardy Release.gpg
Ign http://archive.canonical.com hardy/partner Translation-lt
Spauskite http://archive.canonical.com hardy Release
Spauskite http://de.archive.ubuntu.com hardy Release.gpg
Ign http://de.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Translation-lt
Ign http://de.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/restricted Translation-lt
Ign http://de.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Translation-lt
Ign http://de.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/multiverse Translation-lt
Spauskite http://archive.canonical.com hardy/partner Packages
Spauskite http://de.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates Release.gpg
Ign http://de.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Translation-lt
Ign http://de.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/restricted Translation-lt
Ign http://de.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/universe Translation-lt
Ign http://de.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/multiverse Translation-lt
Spauskite http://de.archive.ubuntu.com hardy Release
Spauskite http://de.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates Release
Spauskite http://de.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages
Spauskite http://de.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/restricted Packages
Gauti:1 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Packages [4297kB]
Spauskite http://de.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/multiverse Packages
Spauskite http://de.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main Packages
Spauskite http://de.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/restricted Packages
Spauskite http://de.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/universe Packages
Spauskite http://de.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/multiverse Packages
Gauta 4297kB iš 32s (132kB/s)
Segmentation faultsts... 66%
#

Problem isn't in apt-cache.

Vilmantas

[Hotwheelz79]

Hi lymatas,
I posted here about a simalar issue see if it works for u.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=773788

Thanks.

[mrcorey]

I am encountering the same problem. I can apt-get updates and the apt-get upgrade command fetches the files, but it segfaults as soon as its time to install. If I install the packages individually from the apt cache with dpkg, it works. There's a lot out there about this problem, but it all points to the same solution, which was mentioned already above by quibbler. That does not work for me either. Apt, aptitude, and everything it relies on is broken, it seems.

Any gurus out there who can help us out? Tell us what kind of debugging info you'd need (and perhaps how to obtain it).

After thinking about it for a bit, I don't have this problem. Mine's different.

[lymatas]

Solved.

It's needed to increace apt's cache limit in /etc/apt/apt.conf or simply delete this file.

Now apt and aptitude works perfectly.

[Nawaf]

I have the same problem with Jackalope. Thanks to quibbler it's solved.

[tgroff]

Same problem with Lucid 10.04, quibbler's suggestion fixed the problem, thanks!