Package: apt Version: 0.8.10.3+squeeze1 Severity: normal "apt-get update" currently results in the following error messages on Squeeze and Sid:
E: Encountered a section with no Package: header E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/security.debian.org_debian-security_dists_squeeze_updates_main_binary-amd64_Packages E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. If I then search for something with e.g. "apt-cache search .", it reproducibly segfaults on Squeeze. On Sid, it just errors out with the same error message as "apt-get update". Feel free to close this bug as fixed in Sid if you don't think it's necessary to fix this in Squeeze. -- Package-specific info:
-- apt-config dump -- APT ""; APT::Architecture "amd64"; APT::Build-Essential ""; APT::Build-Essential:: "build-essential"; APT::Install-Recommends "false"; APT::Install-Suggests "0"; APT::Acquire ""; APT::Acquire::Translation "environment"; APT::Authentication ""; APT::Authentication::TrustCDROM "true"; APT::NeverAutoRemove ""; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^firmware-linux.*"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-firmware$"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image.*"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^kfreebsd-image.*"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-restricted-modules.*"; APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-ubuntu-modules-.*"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections ""; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "metapackages"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "restricted/metapackages"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "universe/metapackages"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "multiverse/metapackages"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "oldlibs"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "restricted/oldlibs"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "universe/oldlibs"; APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "multiverse/oldlibs"; APT::Periodic ""; APT::Periodic::Update-Package-Lists "0"; APT::Periodic::Download-Upgradeable-Packages "0"; APT::Periodic::AutocleanInterval "0"; APT::Cache-Limit "32777216"; Dir "/"; Dir::State "var/lib/apt/"; Dir::State::lists "lists/"; Dir::State::cdroms "cdroms.list"; Dir::State::mirrors "mirrors/"; Dir::State::extended_states "extended_states"; Dir::State::status "/var/lib/dpkg/status"; Dir::Cache "var/cache/apt/"; Dir::Cache::archives "archives/"; Dir::Cache::srcpkgcache "srcpkgcache.bin"; Dir::Cache::pkgcache "pkgcache.bin"; Dir::Etc "etc/apt/"; Dir::Etc::sourcelist "sources.list"; Dir::Etc::sourceparts "sources.list.d"; Dir::Etc::vendorlist "vendors.list"; Dir::Etc::vendorparts "vendors.list.d"; Dir::Etc::main "apt.conf"; Dir::Etc::netrc "auth.conf"; Dir::Etc::parts "apt.conf.d"; Dir::Etc::preferences "preferences"; Dir::Etc::preferencesparts "preferences.d"; Dir::Etc::trusted "trusted.gpg"; Dir::Etc::trustedparts "trusted.gpg.d"; Dir::Bin ""; Dir::Bin::methods "/usr/lib/apt/methods"; Dir::Bin::dpkg "/usr/bin/dpkg"; Dir::Media ""; Dir::Media::MountPath "/media/cdrom"; Dir::Log "var/log/apt"; Dir::Log::Terminal "term.log"; Dir::Log::History "history.log"; Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently ""; Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "~$"; Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.disabled$"; Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.bak$"; Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.dpkg-[a-z]+$"; Acquire ""; Acquire::cdrom ""; Acquire::cdrom::mount "/media/cdrom"; Acquire::PDiffs "false"; DPkg ""; DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs ""; DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt || true"; DPkg::Post-Invoke ""; DPkg::Post-Invoke:: "if [ -x /usr/bin/debsums ]; then /usr/bin/debsums --generate=nocheck -sp /var/cache/apt/archives; fi"; Aptitude ""; Aptitude::UI ""; Aptitude::UI::Default-Grouping "filter(missing),status,section(subdir,passthrough),pattern(~O, !~O => other),pattern(~A, !~A => other),section(topdir),priority"; Aptitude::UI::Package-Display-Format "%c%a%M%S%i %p %r %9Z %8I %15v# %15V#"; Aptitude::UI::Package-Header-Format "%N %n #%B %u %?o#"; CommandLine ""; CommandLine::AsString "apt-config dump"; -- (no /etc/apt/preferences present) -- -- /etc/apt/sources.list -- # this file is installed by dphys-config # General stuff deb http://debian.ethz.ch/mirror/debian squeeze main contrib non-free deb-src http://debian.ethz.ch/mirror/debian squeeze main contrib non-free # Debian security, first our mirror, than the official ones deb http://debian.ethz.ch/mirror/debian-security squeeze/updates main contrib non-free deb-src http://debian.ethz.ch/mirror/debian-security squeeze/updates main contrib non-free deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security squeeze/updates main contrib non-free deb-src http://security.debian.org/debian-security squeeze/updates main contrib non-free # Our own local-tree deb http://debian.ethz.ch/pub/debian-local squeeze main contrib non-free deb-src http://debian.ethz.ch/pub/debian-local squeeze main contrib non-free # --- host specific stuff deb http://deb.opera.com/opera/ squeeze non-free #deb http://deb.opera.com/opera-snapshot/ squeeze non-free # Backports for misc. occassions deb http://debian.ethz.ch/debian-backports squeeze-backports main deb-src http://debian.ethz.ch/debian-backports squeeze-backports main # Mozilla stuff, partially needs backports from above, too. deb http://mozilla.debian.net/ squeeze-backports iceweasel-3.6 deb http://mozilla.debian.net/ squeeze-backports iceweasel-release
-- System Information: Debian Release: 6.0.4 Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages apt depends on: ii debian-archive-keyring 2010.08.28 GnuPG archive keys of the Debian a ii gnupg 1.4.10-4 GNU privacy guard - a free PGP rep ii libc6 2.11.3-2 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib ii libgcc1 1:4.4.5-8 GCC support library ii libstdc++6 4.4.5-8 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3 ii zlib1g 1:1.2.3.4.dfsg-3 compression library - runtime apt recommends no packages. Versions of packages apt suggests: ii apt-doc 0.8.10.3+squeeze1 Documentation for APT ii aptitude 0.6.3-3.2+squeeze1 terminal-based package manager (te ii bzip2 1.0.5-6+squeeze1 high-quality block-sorting file co ii dpkg-dev 1.15.8.12 Debian package development tools ii lzma 4.43-14 Compression method of 7z format in ii python-apt 0.7.100.1+squeeze1 Python interface to libapt-pkg -- no debconf information
