On Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:08:54 +1300 Chris Bannister <cbannis...@slingshot.co.nz> wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 27, 2013 at 12:25:22PM -0500, Tom Roche wrote: > > > > > [ https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/6841) suggests] > > Just as an aside, I don't remember putting square brackets "[" and "]" > around the url. I consider it unethical/bad practice to alter the > is but make it look like that is what they wrote. > > > > rm /var/cache/apt/pkgcache.bin > > > rm /var/cache/apt/srcpkgcache.bin > > > > alas, no fix: > > > > $ sudo > > rm /var/cache/apt/pkgcache.bin /var/cache/apt/srcpkgcache.bin > > /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/* /var/lib/apt/lists/* ; > > sudo apt-get update ... $ sudo aptitude install r-base r-base-core > > r-recommended r-base-dev ... > > E: Failed to fetch > > http://mirrors.nics.utk.edu/cran/bin/linux/debian/squeeze-cran/r-base-core_2.15.2-1~squeezecran.0_amd64.deb: > > Hash Sum mismatch > > Since your box is in somewhat disarrary, you could > "wget r-base-core_2.15.2-1~squeezecran.0_amd64.deb" then > "dpkg -i r-base-core_2.15.2-1~squeezecran.0_amd64.deb" although you > may run into conflicts and/or dependency problems. > > Also, the apt-get update output seems to be snipped, is the CRAN > repository the only one in your sources.list? > > Finally, from what I've read on some of those Google hits, the "Hash > Sum mismatch" error indicates you have packages which don't agree > with APT and the mirror, although I don't know how APT works this > out. If you can figure it could you please post the solution? > > TTBOMK, and someone please correct me if I'm wrong, your troubles are > somehow due to you not doing an apt-get upgrade. > Agreed, alter a quoted text is almost (?) a crime. At least a very bad habit. Punishment: write 100 lines, without copy/paste: I shall not alter quoted text. LOL -- Debian Hint #35: In search for some games? Take a look at 'goplay', which offers a nice frontend for browsing through all kind of games. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20130128041355.3437fc37@fx4100
