On Sun, Sep 9, 2018, 20:09 Patrick Bartek <nemomm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 9 Sep 2018 10:52:39 -0400 > Default User <hunguponcont...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > UPDATE: > > > > Problem still occurring as of 2018-09-09 14.50 UT. > > No indication of whether anyone else is experiencing this condition. > > > > I don't run Sid/Unstable, but "updates" on both Wheezy which I ran > for 5+ years and now Stretch on occasion stall, but very rarely like 4 > or 5 times a year. I've traced this particular "problem" to a repo that > is not available for whatever reason. My guesses why are its files are > being updated and access is locked out, the server is very busy and too > overloaded to respond or is down for maintenance, its Internet access > is off line, or my ISP is having problems. I usually just CTRL-C out > of it and try later which usually works. > > As to your "bug reports" download. This could be the crux of your > problem since that file is being updated to its most current status > BEFORE it's downloaded. My take a lot of time. > > And a third reason: You're using Sid. It's called Unstable for > multiple reasons. > > Have you tried using apt-get or apt instead of aptitude? I haven't > used aptitude since I first installed Sarge a dozen+ years ago using > floppies. > > Also, besides checking your sources.list, check what's in > sources.list.d, too. > > B > > > On Sat, Sep 8, 2018 at 3:38 PM Default User > > <hunguponcont...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Hello . . . > > > Running Sid (amd-64) on standard x86-64 hardware, conventional > > > software setup, nothing unusual. > > > > > > For several days now, after I do: > > > > > > sudo aptitude -Pvv update > > > > > > If there is anything to upgrade, if I do: > > > > > > sudo aptitude -Pvv safe-upgrade > > > > > > (or) > > > > > > sudo aptitude -Pvv full-upgrade > > > > > > it will "Get: " the new and/or update package(s), then it will > > > STALL FOR UP TO 5 MINUTES at: > > > > > > Retrieving bug reports... 0% > > > > > > then followed by: > > > > > > Retrieving bug reports... Done > > > Parsing Found/Fixed information... Done > > > Reading changelogs... Done > > > > > > before finally "Unpacking, Preparing and Setting up" the packages to > > > complete the upgrade. > > > > > > [See example fragment: > > > > > > . . . > > > > > > Get: 15 http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian unstable/main amd64 > > > libspice-client-glib-2.0-8 amd64 0.35-2 [528 kB] > > > Get: 16 http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian unstable/main amd64 > > > libspice-client-gtk-3.0-5 amd64 0.35-2 [274 kB] > > > Get: 17 http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian unstable/main amd64 redshift > > > amd64 1.12-1 [108 kB] > > > Fetched 5,625 kB in 5s (1,134 kB/s) > > > Retrieving bug reports... Done > > > Parsing Found/Fixed information... Done > > > Reading changelogs... Done > > > (Reading database ... 208745 files and directories currently > > > installed.) Preparing to > > > unpack .../00-aptitude_0.8.11-3_amd64.deb ... Unpacking aptitude > > > (0.8.11-3) over (0.8.10-9) ... Preparing to > > > unpack .../01-aptitude-common_0.8.11-3_all.deb ... Unpacking > > > aptitude-common (0.8.11-3) over (0.8.10-9) ... > > > > > > . . . ] > > > > > > Note: sources list is okay: > > > > > > cat /etc/apt/sources.list > > > # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 9.4.0 _Stretch_ - Official amd64 > > > NETINST 20180310-11:21]/ buster contrib main non-free > > > > > > deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ unstable > > > main contrib non-free > > > deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ unstable > > > main contrib non-free > > > > > > # deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security > > > buster/updates main contrib non-free > > > # deb-src http://security.debian.org/debian-security > > > buster/updates main contrib non-free > > > > > > # buster-updates, previously known as 'volatile' > > > # deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ > > > buster-updates main contrib non-free > > > # deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ > > > buster-updates main contrib non-free > > > > > > and I have run netselect-apt to find the fastest mirror: > > > > > > sudo netselect-apt -s -n sid > > > > > > (trimmed for result only:) > > > > > > The fastest 10 servers seem to be: > > > > > > http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ > > > http://mirror.us.leaseweb.net/debian/ > > > http://debian.ec.as6453.net/debian/ > > > http://mirror.us.oneandone.net/debian/ > > > http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ > > > http://mirrors.advancedhosters.com/debian/ > > > http://mirror.cogentco.com/debian/ > > > http://mirrors.gigenet.com/debian/ > > > http://mirror.steadfast.net/debian/ > > > http://ftp.utexas.edu/debian/ > > > > > > Of the hosts tested we choose the fastest valid for HTTP: > > > http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ > > > > > > Writing sources.list. > > > sources.list exists, moving to sources.list.1536427463 > > > Done. > > > > > > (As expected.) > > > > > > So . . . > > > 1 - Has anyone else seen this "stall" during updating. > > > 2 - any clue as to the cause? Maybe just a problem with whatever > > > site provides "bug reports" information to the aptitude updating > > > mechanism? > > > > > > > > > Hi, Patrick. Thanks for the reply. I have tried updating with: - aptitude - apt - apt-get No difference. I checked /etc/apt/sources.list, it is unchanged and has worked ever since I first upgraded to unstable, quite a while ago. I even tried changing repository mirrors. Again no change. And, BTW, the directory /etc/apt/sources.d is empty. BUT, I have been using kernel 4.18.1. On a hunch, I booted into kernel 4.17.3. Then I did a small update of only 2 packages using aptitude. It worked without stalling at retrieving bug reports 0% ! So it might just be an issue with 4.18.1. But if so, I am surprised that no one else using 4.18.1 has posted here, saying that they had that problem also. Or even to say that they haven't . . . : ) Anyway, I will wait until at least tomorrow to try it again, with a larger update, to see how that goes.
