On Wed, Jun 08, 2005 at 09:10:13AM -0700, Ross Boylan wrote: > Package: apt > Version: 0.5.28.6 > Severity: normal > > When adding a new entry to sources.list I've noticed I often (always?) > get an error the first time I do an update. > > E.g., I changed my entry for security from woody to sarge, and got > this in response to apt-get update
Can you provide a complete transcript showing the commands you invoked? I would expect exactly this behavior if the first command executed after the change was anything other than "apt-get update". I edit my sources.list constantly, and running apt-get update afterward has never produced these warnings. > W: Couldn't stat source package list http://security.debian.org > sarge/updates/main Packages > (/var/lib/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_sarge_updates_main_binary-i386_Packages) > - stat (2 No such file or directory) > W: Couldn't stat source package list http://security.debian.org > sarge/updates/contrib Packages > (/var/lib/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_sarge_updates_contrib_binary-i386_Packages) > - stat (2 Nosuch file or directory) > W: Couldn't stat source package list http://security.debian.org > sarge/updates/non-free Packages > (/var/lib/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_sarge_updates_non-free_binary-i386_Packages) > - stat (2 No such file or directory) > W: Couldn't stat source package list http://security.debian.org > sarge/updates/main Packages > (/var/lib/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_sarge_updates_main_binary-i386_Packages) > - stat (2 No such file or directory) > W: Couldn't stat source package list http://security.debian.org > sarge/updates/contrib Packages > (/var/lib/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_sarge_updates_contrib_binary-i386_Packages) > - stat (2 Nosuch file or directory) > W: Couldn't stat source package list http://security.debian.org > sarge/updates/non-free Packages > (/var/lib/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_sarge_updates_non-free_binary-i386_Packages) > - stat (2 No such file or directory) > W: You may want to update the package lists to correct these missing files > W: You may want to update the package lists to correct these missing files -- - mdz -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]