Bug#960533: apt: parser error : xmlParseEntityRef
Multiple users including myself are experiencing this. I also do not know the source of the problem. I first noticed it yesterday, also using apt 2.1.1. There are others discussing it on the debian-users mailing list ([1]), with some insight into the source of the strings the errors refer to at least. [1]: https://www.mail-archive.com/debian-user@lists.debian.org/msg756341.html On Wed, 13 May 2020 18:35:00 +0200 Nicolas Patrois < nicolas.patr...@gmail.com> wrote: > Package: apt > Version: 2.1.1 > Severity: normal > > Dear Maintainer, > > I don’t know if it is an apt bug or not. > Just after having read the sources, apt complains about malformed XML files: > > Entity: line 4: parser error : xmlParseEntityRef: no name > e original message barList of languages in a config file instead iso- codesFind > & > ^ > Entity: line 8: parser error : EntityRef: expecting ';' > - get haircut @s 24 @r d 14 @o r >^ > Entity: line 11: parser error : EntityRef: expecting ';' > @r y 4 11 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 TU >^ > Entity: line 11: parser error : EntityRef: expecting ';' > @r y 4 11 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 TU > ^ > Entity: line 11: parser error : EntityRef: expecting ';' > @r y 4 11 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 TU > ^ > Entity: line 11: parser error : EntityRef: expecting ';' > @r y 4 11 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 TU > ^
Bug#960533: apt: parser error : xmlParseEntityRef
Package: apt Version: 2.1.1 Severity: normal Dear Maintainer, I don’t know if it is an apt bug or not. Just after having read the sources, apt complains about malformed XML files: Entity: line 4: parser error : xmlParseEntityRef: no name e original message barList of languages in a config file instead iso-codesFind & ^ Entity: line 8: parser error : EntityRef: expecting ';' - get haircut @s 24 @r d 14 @o r ^ Entity: line 11: parser error : EntityRef: expecting ';' @r y 4 11 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 TU ^ Entity: line 11: parser error : EntityRef: expecting ';' @r y 4 11 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 TU ^ Entity: line 11: parser error : EntityRef: expecting ';' @r y 4 11 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 TU ^ Entity: line 11: parser error : EntityRef: expecting ';' @r y 4 11 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 TU ^ I didn’t have this message since today. -- Package-specific info: -- apt-config dump -- APT ""; APT::Architecture "i386"; APT::Build-Essential ""; APT::Build-Essential:: "build-essential"; APT::Install-Recommends "true"; APT::Install-Suggests "0"; APT::Sandbox ""; APT::Sandbox::User "_apt"; APT::NeverAutoRemove ""; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^firmware-linux.*"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-firmware$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image-[a-z0-9]*$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image-[a-z0-9]*-[a-z0-9]*$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image-4\.17\.0-3-686-pae$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image-5\.4\.0-2-686-pae$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-headers-4\.17\.0-3-686-pae$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-headers-5\.4\.0-2-686-pae$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image-extra-4\.17\.0-3-686-pae$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image-extra-5\.4\.0-2-686-pae$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-modules-4\.17\.0-3-686-pae$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-modules-5\.4\.0-2-686-pae$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-modules-extra-4\.17\.0-3-686-pae$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-modules-extra-5\.4\.0-2-686-pae$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-signed-image-4\.17\.0-3-686-pae$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-signed-image-5\.4\.0-2-686-pae$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image-unsigned-4\.17\.0-3-686-pae$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image-unsigned-5\.4\.0-2-686-pae$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^kfreebsd-image-4\.17\.0-3-686-pae$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^kfreebsd-image-5\.4\.0-2-686-pae$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^kfreebsd-headers-4\.17\.0-3-686-pae$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^kfreebsd-headers-5\.4\.0-2-686-pae$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^gnumach-image-4\.17\.0-3-686-pae$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^gnumach-image-5\.4\.0-2-686-pae$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^.*-modules-4\.17\.0-3-686-pae$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^.*-modules-5\.4\.0-2-686-pae$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^.*-kernel-4\.17\.0-3-686-pae$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^.*-kernel-5\.4\.0-2-686-pae$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-backports-modules-.*-4\.17\.0-3-686-pae$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-backports-modules-.*-5\.4\.0-2-686-pae$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-modules-.*-4\.17\.0-3-686-pae$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-modules-.*-5\.4\.0-2-686-pae$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-tools-4\.17\.0-3-686-pae$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-tools-5\.4\.0-2-686-pae$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-cloud-tools-4\.17\.0-3-686-pae$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-cloud-tools-5\.4\.0-2-686-pae$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-buildinfo-4\.17\.0-3-686-pae$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-buildinfo-5\.4\.0-2-686-pae$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-source-4\.17\.0-3-686-pae$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-source-5\.4\.0-2-686-pae$"; APT::VersionedKernelPackages ""; APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: "linux-.*"; APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: "kfreebsd-.*"; APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: "gnumach-.*"; APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: ".*-modules"; APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: ".*-kernel"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections ""; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "metapackages"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "contrib/metapackages"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "non-free/metapackages"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "restricted/metapackages"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "universe/metapackages"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "multiverse/metapackages"; APT::Move-Autobit-Sections ""; APT::Move-Autobit-Sections:: "oldlibs"; APT::Move-Autobit-Sections:: "contrib/oldlibs"; APT::Move-Autobit-Sections:: "non-free/oldlibs"; APT::Move-Autobit-Sections:: "restricted/oldlibs"; APT::Move-Autobit-Sections:: "universe/oldlibs"; APT::Move-Autobit-Sections:: "multiverse/oldlibs"; APT::Periodic ""; APT::Periodic::Update-Package-Lists "1"; APT::Periodic::Download-Upgradeable-Packages "1"; APT::Periodic::Unattended-Upgrade "0"; APT::Update ""; APT::Update::Post-Invoke-Success ""; APT::Update::Post-Invoke-Success:: "test -x /usr/bin/apt-show-versions || exit 0 ; apt-show-versions -i"; APT::Update::Post-Invoke-Success:: "[ ! -f
