I have the same problem when my updates reach that same unstable pdif file:
$ sudo apt-get update Hit http://http.us.debian.org unstable Release.gpg [..] Get:7 http://http.us.debian.org unstable/contrib 2009-11-04-0016.39.pdiff [70.1kB] E: Method rred has died unexpectedly! E: Sub-process rred received a segmentation fault. Cheers, Andrew -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org