Re: apt stuck at Reading database
Quoting Chris Bannister (cbannis...@slingshot.co.nz): That's obviously a problem with aptitude, I don't use it as I find apt-get and apt-cache do everything I need. I started using apt, but there is no completion, I filed a bug, but haven't heard anything since. Teemu Ikonen appears to have submitted a patch in January. I don't know whether it fixes things: I've never looked into how completion works. When it doesn't work, I just use dirty tricks to get round the problem. Cheers, David. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20150420140740.GA5776@alum
Re: apt stuck at Reading database
On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 09:07:40AM -0500, David Wright wrote: Quoting Chris Bannister (cbannis...@slingshot.co.nz): That's obviously a problem with aptitude, I don't use it as I find apt-get and apt-cache do everything I need. I started using apt, but there is no completion, I filed a bug, but haven't heard anything since. Teemu Ikonen appears to have submitted a patch in January. There's a link but no patch. Weird, I didn't get notified of it. -- If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing. --- Malcolm X -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20150420193627.GA23009@tal
Re: apt stuck at Reading database
//Is this still a work in progress? /From: Luis Finotti luis.fino...@gmail.com Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2015 10:03:48 -0400 Message-id: CAMo809Whz_V=qvvypE2RBef3ZrAQm0f_x=m724pxjcopovo...@mail.gmail.com Dear all, I had a power failure while I was away and when I came back the boot failed, asking to run fsck manually, which I did. *Many* errors where fixed and I could reboot to what it seems to be a normal session, except I cannot dist-upgrade or upgrade (I'm on sid, BTW): / If there is log information on what was fixed, that might be helpful, could be a binary corrupted somewhere. Taking into account there was already some clearing of some apt related stuff elsewhere in the thread If it was me, my next steps would be to clean some old stuff out and see if using dpkg to install something will work. As root something like.. dpkg --clear-avail apt-get clean apt-get update apt-get -d upgrade cd /var/cache/apt/archives/ dpkg -i *tiff* If the packages fail to install then more investigation is needed to get that sorted. If installation is successful then I might try apt-get --reinstall install the same packages that dpkg installed successfully Later, Seeker
Re: apt stuck at Reading database
On 04/17/2015 07:08 AM, Chris Bannister wrote: On Wed, Apr 15, 2015 at 11:08:15AM -0400, Jape Person wrote: On 04/14/2015 03:59 AM, Chris Bannister wrote: On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 08:42:45AM -0400, Jape Person wrote: IIRC apt-listbugs or apt-listchanges (or both) don't work without the deb-src entries in /etc/apt/sources.list. Works fine for me. Did you *actually* try it? It works fine for me, too -- now. But, as I've said elsewhere, I remember that aptitude stopped being able to display changelogs when I removed the deb-src lines from my sources.list. That was years ago, and someone on this list (I think) told me to place the deb-src lines back in the sources.list file. After that, everything was fine. That's obviously a problem with aptitude, I don't use it as I find apt-get and apt-cache do everything I need. I started using apt, but there is no completion, I filed a bug, but haven't heard anything since. Yes, aptitude seems certainly to have been the culprit in that case, though I haven't actually checked it's history in the BTS to be certain. I just went through several installations using the Jessie RC2 netinst image and performed all of the manual software installations after the d-i had run using apt. I was testing the d-i. Apt worked really well for this purpose. First time I've ever used it. My previous tests of the same d-i using aptitude for post-installation software installations did not produce final products that worked as well. So at least apt's defaults for package installations seem to work better for me than those for aptitude. (I tried installations using aptitude with and without automatic installation of recommends. Without actually worked better when I was careful to pick and choose among the recommends manually.) Over the years I've always found that aptitude's TUI was useful in helping to sort out alternatives when there were dependency problems. But it looks as though it's no longer going to be my primary tool for package management. Maybe I'll use it as a fall-back tool only for trouble-shooting. I shall now don the pointy hat and sit in the corner. ;-) Ahh!, the Wizards hat, have extra desert for me, while you are at it! :) Alas, the dessert days are over for me. Docs say only proteins, green leafy vegetables, and minimal carbs for me! At least I know I can always count on the good folks around here to tell me if I've got something stuck between my teeth! :-) Best regards, JP -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/5530fe52.5030...@comcast.net
Re: apt stuck at Reading database
On Wed, Apr 15, 2015 at 11:08:15AM -0400, Jape Person wrote: On 04/14/2015 03:59 AM, Chris Bannister wrote: On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 08:42:45AM -0400, Jape Person wrote: IIRC apt-listbugs or apt-listchanges (or both) don't work without the deb-src entries in /etc/apt/sources.list. Works fine for me. Did you *actually* try it? It works fine for me, too -- now. But, as I've said elsewhere, I remember that aptitude stopped being able to display changelogs when I removed the deb-src lines from my sources.list. That was years ago, and someone on this list (I think) told me to place the deb-src lines back in the sources.list file. After that, everything was fine. That's obviously a problem with aptitude, I don't use it as I find apt-get and apt-cache do everything I need. I started using apt, but there is no completion, I filed a bug, but haven't heard anything since. I shall now don the pointy hat and sit in the corner. ;-) Ahh!, the Wizards hat, have extra desert for me, while you are at it! :) -- If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing. --- Malcolm X -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20150417110824.GB2569@tal
Re: apt stuck at Reading database
On 04/14/2015 03:59 AM, Chris Bannister wrote: On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 08:42:45AM -0400, Jape Person wrote: IIRC apt-listbugs or apt-listchanges (or both) don't work without the deb-src entries in /etc/apt/sources.list. Works fine for me. Did you *actually* try it? It works fine for me, too -- now. But, as I've said elsewhere, I remember that aptitude stopped being able to display changelogs when I removed the deb-src lines from my sources.list. That was years ago, and someone on this list (I think) told me to place the deb-src lines back in the sources.list file. After that, everything was fine. I don't think I'm misremembering because I did find old notes about the problem in a journal. Unfortunately, those notes don't mention whether this was a bug or a feature. I should have checked before offering my recollection. My only defense is that I did preface it with IIRC. But I also neglected to mention that I was talking about the display of changelogs on files that were available for upgrade from within aptitude. That's a pretty specific set of circumstances. I shall now don the pointy hat and sit in the corner. ;-) Regards, JP -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/552e7edf.6080...@comcast.net
Re: apt stuck at Reading database
On Mon, Apr 13, 2015 at 08:42:45AM -0400, Jape Person wrote: IIRC apt-listbugs or apt-listchanges (or both) don't work without the deb-src entries in /etc/apt/sources.list. Works fine for me. Did you *actually* try it? -- If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing. --- Malcolm X -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20150414075903.GA19695@tal
Re: apt stuck at Reading database
Quoting Brian (a...@cityscape.co.uk): On Mon 13 Apr 2015 at 08:42:45 -0400, Jape Person wrote: I'd even argue that the deb-src entries are not necessary for the majority of Debian users. IIRC apt-listbugs or apt-listchanges (or both) don't work without the deb-src entries in /etc/apt/sources.list. I think these are tools that Debian users should be encouraged to use. At the least they provide a bit of a heads-up to the unwary during installations and upgrades. You would have to provide a source for the information in your first sentence. One of my machines has a single line in sources.list and it doesn't begin deb-src. So are you saying that the apt-listbugs and apt-listchanges tools work for you on that machine? I'm dubious of the truth of needing deb-src entries for them to work, but I have no evidence to the contrary bcause I haven't removed my deb-src lines. (I also read their control files and man pages, but it's not obvious how the former would express such a dependency, and grep 'src' gives no matches in the latter.) I agree apt-listbugs and apt-listchanges are very useful for any user but the bug information really needs to be checked with the BTS to get the full benefit of apt-listbugs. Yes, I thought it did that. (Or is there a fallback if the network has gone down?) But I do get your point. It is quite a good one. If you never re-build a deb package the line is redundant. Perhaps I should have trimmed the posting of my AFAICT standard Debian /etc/apt/sources.list considering the debate it's engendered. I would have been better pleased if someone were to firm up the options available if my suggestions didn't fix the problem. I only posted at all because this guy had been sitting on a non-functioning machine for at least 5 days by (my) Sunday morning. Cheers, David. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20150413174652.gh7...@alum.home
Re: apt stuck at Reading database
On 04/13/2015 11:10 AM, Curt wrote: On 2015-04-13, Jape Person jap...@comcast.net wrote: IIRC apt-listbugs or apt-listchanges (or both) don't work without the deb-src entries in /etc/apt/sources.list. I think these are tools that They don't? Is that documented somewhere? Not that I can find. I remembered having to restore the deb-src lines after someone on this list (IIRC) suggesting doing that when I lost my ability to see changelogs for upgradable files from within the aptitude TUI. Restoring those deb-src lines did restore the ability to see the changelogs in aptitude. I'm pretty sure my memory on this is correct. I'm wondering if it was a bug in aptitude. I'll try to do some research to find out whether or not this is simply some confabulation / conflation created solely by my tiny mind. ;-) Debian users should be encouraged to use. At the least they provide a bit of a heads-up to the unwary during installations and upgrades. I used apt-listbugs when I ran testing to avoid unpleasant surprises (you just hold off on upgrading a day or two, and the surprise usually goes away of its own accord). For stable I don't see the point. But I do get your point. Depends what flavor (stable, testing, experiemental) of Debian you're running, IMHO. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/552c080f.8020...@comcast.net
Re: apt stuck at Reading database
Sorry, this message was sent initially from a shared e-mail address. I'm using the correct address now. The primary owner of that addy is even older and grumpier than I am. Heh. On 04/13/2015 11:10 AM, Curt wrote: On 2015-04-13, Jape Person jap...@comcast.net wrote: IIRC apt-listbugs or apt-listchanges (or both) don't work without the deb-src entries in /etc/apt/sources.list. I think these are tools that They don't? Is that documented somewhere? Not that I can find. I remembered having to restore the deb-src lines after someone on this list (IIRC) suggesting doing that when I lost my ability to see changelogs for upgradable files from within the aptitude TUI. Restoring those deb-src lines did restore the ability to see the changelogs in aptitude. I'm pretty sure my memory on this is correct. I'm wondering if it was a bug in aptitude. I'll try to do some research to find out whether or not this is simply some confabulation / conflation created solely by my tiny mind. Debian users should be encouraged to use. At the least they provide a bit of a heads-up to the unwary during installations and upgrades. I used apt-listbugs when I ran testing to avoid unpleasant surprises (you just hold off on upgrading a day or two, and the surprise usually goes away of its own accord). For stable I don't see the point. But I do get your point. Depends what flavor (stable, testing, experiemental) of Debian you're running, IMHO. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/552c0a5c.6050...@comcast.net
Re: apt stuck at Reading database
On 04/13/2015 01:11 PM, Brian wrote: On Mon 13 Apr 2015 at 08:42:45 -0400, Jape Person wrote: I'd even argue that the deb-src entries are not necessary for the majority of Debian users. IIRC apt-listbugs or apt-listchanges (or both) don't work without the deb-src entries in /etc/apt/sources.list. I think these are tools that Debian users should be encouraged to use. At the least they provide a bit of a heads-up to the unwary during installations and upgrades. You would have to provide a source for the information in your first sentence. One of my machines has a single line in sources.list and it doesn't begin deb-src. I agree apt-listbugs and apt-listchanges are very useful for any user but the bug information really needs to be checked with the BTS to get the full benefit of apt-listbugs. Yup, I would have to provide a source, but I don't seem to be able to do so. I do remember years ago deciding to remove the deb-src lines in my sources.list file and finding to my dismay that I couldn't see changelongs for files which I was preparing to upgrade. This was when I was using aptitude in interactive TUI mode. It was my habit to hit u to get aptitude to update its cache and then Ctrl+t followed by g twice to see the list of proposed upgrades. Then I'd highlight a package of interest and use aptitude to view the changelog. I asked about it on this list (I think) and someone told me that I needed the deb-src lines to see the changelog in aptitude. When I added the deb-src back to sources.list, I regained the changelog function. I remember thinking at the time that this seemed more like a bug than a feature. I should have stated all of that information when I posted about this earlier. Sorry. I wonder if I'm misremembering, or if this was actually the case. After further reflection I am also thinking that I was not yet using apt-listbugs at that time, so it would have been apt-changelog that wasn't working for me. I think I only started using apt-listbugs last year. If I get a little time later today, I'll do a little experimentation to see if I can see any evidence whatsoever that might confirm my earlier presumption. But I do get your point. It is quite a good one. If you never re-build a deb package the line is redundant. Yup. Best, JP -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/552c0680.5020...@comcast.net
Re: apt stuck at Reading database
On Mon 13 Apr 2015 at 08:42:45 -0400, Jape Person wrote: I'd even argue that the deb-src entries are not necessary for the majority of Debian users. IIRC apt-listbugs or apt-listchanges (or both) don't work without the deb-src entries in /etc/apt/sources.list. I think these are tools that Debian users should be encouraged to use. At the least they provide a bit of a heads-up to the unwary during installations and upgrades. You would have to provide a source for the information in your first sentence. One of my machines has a single line in sources.list and it doesn't begin deb-src. I agree apt-listbugs and apt-listchanges are very useful for any user but the bug information really needs to be checked with the BTS to get the full benefit of apt-listbugs. But I do get your point. It is quite a good one. If you never re-build a deb package the line is redundant. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20150413171130.gn22...@copernicus.demon.co.uk
Re: apt stuck at Reading database
On 04/12/2015 10:46 PM, Chris Bannister wrote: On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 11:50:40AM -0500, David Wright wrote: In that situation, my first course of action would be to hide anything but the essential sources.list contents of, basically, something like # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 7.1.0 _Wheezy_ - Official i386 NETINST Binary-1 20130615-21:53]/ wheezy main deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main non-free contrib deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main non-free contrib deb http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main contrib non-free deb-src http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main contrib non-free deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ wheezy-updates main contrib non-free deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ wheezy-updates main contrib non-free I'd even argue that the deb-src entries are not necessary for the majority of Debian users. IIRC apt-listbugs or apt-listchanges (or both) don't work without the deb-src entries in /etc/apt/sources.list. I think these are tools that Debian users should be encouraged to use. At the least they provide a bit of a heads-up to the unwary during installations and upgrades. But I do get your point. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/552bb9c5.1000...@comcast.net
Re: apt stuck at Reading database
Quoting Chris Bannister (cbannis...@slingshot.co.nz): On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 11:50:40AM -0500, David Wright wrote: In that situation, my first course of action would be to hide anything but the essential sources.list contents of, basically, something like # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 7.1.0 _Wheezy_ - Official i386 NETINST Binary-1 20130615-21:53]/ wheezy main deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main non-free contrib deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main non-free contrib deb http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main contrib non-free deb-src http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main contrib non-free deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ wheezy-updates main contrib non-free deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ wheezy-updates main contrib non-free I'd even argue that the deb-src entries are not necessary for the majority of Debian users. Whether or not they're necessary, I *think* I posted the standard contents for someone selecting contrib non-free at installation time. Standard, not minimal, which in the circumstances seemed appropriate. And certainly better than trying to recover from a system crash by dist-upgrading 126 packages with 8 extra source lists being consulted. The priority being to get apt/dpkg back up on its feet, official source lists will be safe here (and saves having to add them at a later date for whatever purpose). Cheers, David. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20150413163608.ge7...@alum.home
Re: apt stuck at Reading database
On 2015-04-13, Jape Person jap...@comcast.net wrote: IIRC apt-listbugs or apt-listchanges (or both) don't work without the deb-src entries in /etc/apt/sources.list. I think these are tools that They don't? Is that documented somewhere? Debian users should be encouraged to use. At the least they provide a bit of a heads-up to the unwary during installations and upgrades. I used apt-listbugs when I ran testing to avoid unpleasant surprises (you just hold off on upgrading a day or two, and the surprise usually goes away of its own accord). For stable I don't see the point. But I do get your point. Depends what flavor (stable, testing, experiemental) of Debian you're running, IMHO. -- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/slrnminn3h.2d3.cu...@einstein.electron.org
Re: apt stuck at Reading database
On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 11:50:40AM -0500, David Wright wrote: In that situation, my first course of action would be to hide anything but the essential sources.list contents of, basically, something like # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 7.1.0 _Wheezy_ - Official i386 NETINST Binary-1 20130615-21:53]/ wheezy main deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main non-free contrib deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main non-free contrib deb http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main contrib non-free deb-src http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main contrib non-free deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ wheezy-updates main contrib non-free deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ wheezy-updates main contrib non-free I'd even argue that the deb-src entries are not necessary for the majority of Debian users. -- If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing. --- Malcolm X -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20150413024615.GA11671@tal
Re: apt stuck at Reading database
[I'm hoping this isn't a duplicate post, but my first attempt was rejected by bendel.debian.org as forged.] Quoting Luis Finotti (luis.fino...@gmail.com): I've been trying to fix this problem, but have not found a solution yet. (I've also asked at the aptosid list without success.) Before I resigned myself to a reinstall, I thought I'd post the output of strace apt-get dist-upgrade (I killed the process a few seconds after it got stuck.) The first 4000 lines are here: http://www.math.utk.edu/~finotti/misc/DU.log I took a look at this and I notice that apt is trying to upgrade 126 packages which is quite a mouthful. I also noticed that there are a lot of lines matching /etc/apt/sources.list.d/... In that situation, my first course of action would be to hide anything but the essential sources.list contents of, basically, something like # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 7.1.0 _Wheezy_ - Official i386 NETINST Binary-1 20130615-21:53]/ wheezy main deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main non-free contrib deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main non-free contrib deb http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main contrib non-free deb-src http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main contrib non-free deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ wheezy-updates main contrib non-free deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ wheezy-updates main contrib non-free Then I would apt-get update which will clear out /var/lib/apt/lists/ (AFAIK there's no point doing this until you've pruned /etc/apt/sources.list because apt-get update will repopulate it.) Then see if apt-get upgrade will work (ie not hang or crash) and see what error messages it emits. If apt is screwed, then the only way I know (not being an expert) of trying to recover is to see if dpkg itself can install things, perhaps by trying to reinstall the apt packages. (Obviously no dependency problems in doing that.) If apt is working but emitting errors, then it may be that you need to look at whether the files in / var/lib/dpkg are ok. There is one level of backup in there. Cheers, David. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20150412165040.gd8...@alum.home
Re: Re: apt stuck at Reading database
Yes, without success, but thanks for the suggestion! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/camo809wb7syscwef9ew+2nqgo7ndasturqb9ecbgjtz4y8l...@mail.gmail.com
Re: apt stuck at Reading database
On 10/04/15 21:56, Luis Finotti wrote:
Dear all,
I've been trying to fix this problem, but have not found a solution
yet. (I've also asked at the aptosid list without success.)
Before I resigned myself to a reinstall, I thought I'd post the output of
strace apt-get dist-upgrade
(I killed the process a few seconds after it got stuck.) The first
4000 lines are here:
http://www.math.utk.edu/~finotti/misc/DU.log
At line 37886, we start to see
pselect6(43, [0 40 42], NULL, NULL, {0, 50}, {[], 8}) = 0 (Timeout)
wait4(8948, 0x7ffd2430a5c0, WNOHANG, NULL) = 0
repeat over and over. At line 38006, we see:
select6(43, [0 40 42], NULL, NULL, {0, 50}, {[], 8}) = 1 (in
[40], left {0, 264028})
read(40, (Reading database ... \r, 1024) = 23
write(1, (Reading database ... \r, 23) = 23
write(4, (Reading database ... \r, 23) = 23
wait4(8948, 0x7ffd2430a5c0, WNOHANG, NULL) = 0
before the pattern above starts to repeat again.
Of the last 117592 lines, most are the (repeating ones) above, only
1012 are different. I've post these different ones, i.e., the result
of
tail -117592 DU.txt | grep -F -v 'wait4(8948, 0x7ffd2430a5c0,
WNOHANG, NULL) = 0' | grep -F -v 'pselect6(43, [0 40 42], NULL, NULL,
{0, 50}, {[], 8}) = 0 (Timeout)'
here:
http://www.math.utk.edu/~finotti/misc/DU2.log
Again, just a last attempt.
Best to all,
Luis
If you haven't already try:
rm /var/lib/apt/lists/* -vf
apt-get update
and if needed
dpkg --configure -a
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Re: apt stuck at Reading database
Did you try apt-get udpate dpkg --configure -a apt-get -f install ? -- http://markorandjelovic.hopto.org One should not be afraid of humans. Well, I am not afraid of humans, but of what is inhuman in them. Ivo Andric, Signs near the travel-road -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20150411130547.3a47c...@eunet.rs
Re: apt stuck at Reading database
Dear all,
I've been trying to fix this problem, but have not found a solution
yet. (I've also asked at the aptosid list without success.)
Before I resigned myself to a reinstall, I thought I'd post the output of
strace apt-get dist-upgrade
(I killed the process a few seconds after it got stuck.) The first
4000 lines are here:
http://www.math.utk.edu/~finotti/misc/DU.log
At line 37886, we start to see
pselect6(43, [0 40 42], NULL, NULL, {0, 50}, {[], 8}) = 0 (Timeout)
wait4(8948, 0x7ffd2430a5c0, WNOHANG, NULL) = 0
repeat over and over. At line 38006, we see:
select6(43, [0 40 42], NULL, NULL, {0, 50}, {[], 8}) = 1 (in
[40], left {0, 264028})
read(40, (Reading database ... \r, 1024) = 23
write(1, (Reading database ... \r, 23) = 23
write(4, (Reading database ... \r, 23) = 23
wait4(8948, 0x7ffd2430a5c0, WNOHANG, NULL) = 0
before the pattern above starts to repeat again.
Of the last 117592 lines, most are the (repeating ones) above, only
1012 are different. I've post these different ones, i.e., the result
of
tail -117592 DU.txt | grep -F -v 'wait4(8948, 0x7ffd2430a5c0,
WNOHANG, NULL) = 0' | grep -F -v 'pselect6(43, [0 40 42], NULL, NULL,
{0, 50}, {[], 8}) = 0 (Timeout)'
here:
http://www.math.utk.edu/~finotti/misc/DU2.log
Again, just a last attempt.
Best to all,
Luis
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