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Software & Updates "Refreshing software cache" forever
Software & Updates "Refreshing software cache" forever
There was never a point where this problem did not exist. When I close out of Software & Updates, a windows titled "Cache Refresh" appears with the text "Refreshing software cache" and a blue progress bar. The progress bar moves, but once it hits the end, it is stuck. Nothing happens. I have left it alone for 6 hours and it doesn't finish. Anyone know what the problem is or how i can fix it?
Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 9 (stretch)
Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 9 (stretch)
- stevepusser
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Re: Software & Updates "Refreshing software cache" forever
Do you see anything odd happen when you run
as sysadmin?
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apt update
MX Linux packager and developer
Re: Software & Updates "Refreshing software cache" forever
stevepusser wrote:Do you see anything odd happen when you run
as sysadmin?Code: Select all
apt update
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[sudo] password for tom:
Reading package lists... Done
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to lock directory /var/lib/apt/lists/
W: Target Packages (steam/binary-amd64/Packages) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:68 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/steam.list:1
W: Target Packages (steam/binary-i386/Packages) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:68 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/steam.list:1
W: Target Packages (steam/binary-all/Packages) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:68 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/steam.list:1
W: Target Translations (steam/i18n/Translation-en_US) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:68 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/steam.list:1
W: Target Translations (steam/i18n/Translation-en) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:68 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/steam.list:1
W: Target DEP-11 (steam/dep11/Components-amd64.yml) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:68 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/steam.list:1
W: Target DEP-11 (steam/dep11/Components-all.yml) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:68 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/steam.list:1
W: Target DEP-11-icons (steam/dep11/icons-64x64.tar) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:68 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/steam.list:1
- stevepusser
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Re: Software & Updates "Refreshing software cache" forever
I would get rid of your duplicate entry for the Steam repository, if you need it at all, and then check to see if the error persists. You get the error about not being able to get a lock on the directory because GNOME software updater is hung up and will not release the lock if you run it before the "apt update".
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Re: Software & Updates "Refreshing software cache" forever
apt update seems to be locking up here:stevepusser wrote:I would get rid of your duplicate entry for the Steam repository, if you need it at all, and then check to see if the error persists. You get the error about not being able to get a lock on the directory because GNOME software updater is hung up and will not release the lock if you run it before the "apt update".
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Hit:68 http://mirrors.glesys.net/debian stretch Release
Get:69 http://mirrors.glesys.net/debian stretch-updates/main i386 Packages [5,152 B]
Get:70 http://mirrors.glesys.net/debian stretch-updates/main amd64 Packages [5,168 B]
Get:71 http://mirrors.glesys.net/debian stretch-updates/main Translation-en [3,040 B]
Ign:73 http://deb.debian.org/debian-security stable/updates/main Translation-en
Err:73 http://deb.debian.org/debian-security stable/updates/main Translation-en
503 Connection timed out [IP: 151.101.200.204 80]
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Re: Software & Updates "Refreshing software cache" forever
the error message is clear.
have you tried opening the url in a browser, or pinging it?
do you have other internet connectivity issues?
on a side note, i didn't know translations for english were necessary...
have you tried opening the url in a browser, or pinging it?
do you have other internet connectivity issues?
on a side note, i didn't know translations for english were necessary...
Re: Software & Updates "Refreshing software cache" forever
I've got rid of that and now it is stuck here:debiman wrote:the error message is clear.
have you tried opening the url in a browser, or pinging it?
do you have other internet connectivity issues?
on a side note, i didn't know translations for english were necessary...
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Ign:85 http://mirrors.glesys.net/debian stretch/updates/contrib i386 Packages
Ign:86 http://mirrors.glesys.net/debian stretch/updates/contrib amd64 Packages
Ign:87 http://mirrors.glesys.net/debian stretch/updates/contrib all Packages
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Re: Software & Updates "Refreshing software cache" forever
FYI it is a mirror that I have set in Software & Updates that links to glesys,Epii wrote:I've got rid of that and now it is stuck here:debiman wrote:the error message is clear.
have you tried opening the url in a browser, or pinging it?
do you have other internet connectivity issues?
on a side note, i didn't know translations for english were necessary...
but I cannot remove that from sources.list or sources.list.d (it doesn't exist there it seems)Code: Select all
Ign:85 http://mirrors.glesys.net/debian stretch/updates/contrib i386 Packages Ign:86 http://mirrors.glesys.net/debian stretch/updates/contrib amd64 Packages Ign:87 http://mirrors.glesys.net/debian stretch/updates/contrib all Packages 0% [Working]
- stevepusser
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Re: Software & Updates "Refreshing software cache" forever
Try using the standard debian addresses as shown in the wiki to see if that solves the issue.
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Re: Software & Updates "Refreshing software cache" forever
i'm not sure if that was prudent.Epii wrote:I've got rid of that
i hope you only commented it out.
PS:
you're not the only one