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Software - Support => Installing Software => Topic started by: jerry baker on September 23, 2018, 04:06:38 PM
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Hello. Newbie here. Installed a month ago. Updated twice without incident. And then ... I'd appreciate any suggestions. And thanks.
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===========================
Install Updates Error log
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Install Updates could not fetch the package cache information lists.
Go to https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/ (https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/) and paste the log below into a new or existing thread for assistance.
============ Log ===========
Get:1 https://repo.skype.com/deb (https://repo.skype.com/deb) stable InRelease [4,487 B]
Hit:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu (http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu) bionic InRelease
Get:3 http://mirror.unlockforus.com/linuxlite (http://mirror.unlockforus.com/linuxlite) diamond InRelease [2,104 B]
Get:4 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu (http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu) bionic-security InRelease [83.2 kB]
Get:5 http://repo.steampowered.com/steam (http://repo.steampowered.com/steam) precise InRelease [2,842 B]
Hit:6 http://repository.spotify.com (http://repository.spotify.com) stable InRelease
Hit:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net/otto-kesselgulasch/gimp/ubuntu (http://ppa.launchpad.net/otto-kesselgulasch/gimp/ubuntu) bionic InRelease
Get:8 https://repo.skype.com/deb (https://repo.skype.com/deb) stable/main amd64 Packages [2,472 B]
Err:8 https://repo.skype.com/deb (https://repo.skype.com/deb) stable/main amd64 Packages
File has unexpected size (2248 != 2472). Mirror sync in progress? [IP: 23.60.72.39 443]
Hashes of expected file:
- Filesize:2472 [weak]
- SHA512:87cfd31de74b21ae0b5f7b34ea15ebfdfe7cab2d88c50aebd6473247a612130731e9fcebade54209183e753ef3ed19f8c824ce8a829e3e1c3dba59d56c5431cd
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- SHA1:fee49ad138e872120babb70f61cb3bda46bcee53 [weak]
- MD5Sum:12193012a30193d9b5dc553ee90b3f6b [weak]
Release file created at: Sun, 23 Sep 2018 19:36:19 +0000
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Hit:10 http://ppa.launchpad.net/tails-team/tails-installer/ubuntu (http://ppa.launchpad.net/tails-team/tails-installer/ubuntu) bionic InRelease
Get:11 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu (http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu) bionic InRelease [10.2 kB]
Get:12 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu (http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu) bionic-backports InRelease [74.6 kB]
Get:13 http://mirror.unlockforus.com/linuxlite (http://mirror.unlockforus.com/linuxlite) diamond/main amd64 Packages [13.1 kB]
Get:14 http://repo.steampowered.com/steam (http://repo.steampowered.com/steam) precise/steam Sources [550 B]
Get:15 http://repo.steampowered.com/steam (http://repo.steampowered.com/steam) precise/steam i386 Packages [803 B]
Get:16 http://repo.steampowered.com/steam (http://repo.steampowered.com/steam) precise/steam amd64 Packages [606 B]
Get:17 http://ppa.launchpad.net/teejee2008/ppa/ubuntu (http://ppa.launchpad.net/teejee2008/ppa/ubuntu) bionic InRelease [15.4 kB]
Get:18 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu (http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu) bionic-security/main i386 Packages [134 kB]
Get:19 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu (http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu) bionic-security/main amd64 Packages [168 kB]
Get:20 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu (http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu) bionic-security/main Translation-en [63.6 kB]
Get:21 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu (http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu) bionic-security/universe i386 Packages [66.7 kB]
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Get:24 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu (http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu) bionic-security/multiverse i386 Packages [1,608 B]
Get:25 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu (http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu) bionic-security/multiverse amd64 Packages [1,444 B]
Get:26 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu (http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu) bionic-updates/main i386 Packages [292 kB]
Get:27 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu (http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu) bionic-updates/main amd64 Packages [328 kB]
Get:28 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu (http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu) bionic-updates/main Translation-en [125 kB]
Get:29 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu (http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu) bionic-updates/universe i386 Packages [199 kB]
Get:30 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu (http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu) bionic/partner i386 Packages [2,304 B]
Get:31 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu (http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu) bionic-updates/universe amd64 Packages [199 kB]
Get:32 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu (http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu) bionic-updates/universe Translation-en [94.1 kB]
Get:33 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu (http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu) bionic-updates/multiverse amd64 Packages [4,180 B]
Get:34 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu (http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu) bionic-updates/multiverse i386 Packages [4,336 B]
Get:35 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu (http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu) bionic-updates/multiverse Translation-en [2,740 B]
Get:36 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu (http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu) bionic/partner amd64 Packages [2,300 B]
Get:37 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu (http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu) bionic-backports/universe i386 Packages [2,848 B]
Get:38 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu (http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu) bionic-backports/universe amd64 Packages [2,852 B]
Get:39 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu (http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu) bionic-backports/universe Translation-en [1,200 B]
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Get:41 http://ppa.launchpad.net/teejee2008/ppa/ubuntu (http://ppa.launchpad.net/teejee2008/ppa/ubuntu) bionic/main i386 Packages [1,940 B]
Fetched 2,101 kB in 3s (672 kB/s)
Reading package lists...
E: Failed to fetch https://repo.skype.com/deb/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.bz2 (https://repo.skype.com/deb/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.bz2) File has unexpected size (2248 != 2472). Mirror sync in progress? [IP: 23.60.72.39 443]
Hashes of expected file:
- Filesize:2472 [weak]
- SHA512:87cfd31de74b21ae0b5f7b34ea15ebfdfe7cab2d88c50aebd6473247a612130731e9fcebade54209183e753ef3ed19f8c824ce8a829e3e1c3dba59d56c5431cd
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- SHA1:fee49ad138e872120babb70f61cb3bda46bcee53 [weak]
- MD5Sum:12193012a30193d9b5dc553ee90b3f6b [weak]
Release file created at: Sun, 23 Sep 2018 19:36:19 +0000
E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
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Hello jerry baker,
Welcome to the forum :)
This may be the solution you are looking for -
https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/installing-software/update-error-file-unexpected-size/msg43319/#msg43319
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Thanks bitsnpcs. I followed each step on https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/installing-software/update-error-file-unexpected-size/msg43319/#msg43319, ending with the complete removal of Skype from Synaptic. Each step ended with No joy. I'm still getting error msgs. Do I need to refresh something, or ??? I'm going to try a clean restart and give updating another shot. Thanks again. ... jerry
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How did it go on the clean restart and updates, any error log ?
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I got another error log. I don't have a diff between them. At the end of Jerry's post on how to fix Software Updates, he writes:
"Skype was removed as the clean removes partially downloaded packages, as per the error info, which says it is Skype that was partially downloaded. If you reinstall Skype then using @Jerry solution."
Was I supposed to reinstall Skype? I didn't, yet. Is the "@Jerry solution" to then follow the same steps, after reinstalling Skype?
Here's my current error log, and thanks again:
===========================
Install Updates Error log
===========================
Install Updates could not fetch the package cache information lists.
Go to https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/ and paste the log below into a new or existing thread for assistance.
============ Log ===========
Get:1 https://repo.skype.com/deb stable InRelease [4,487 B]
Hit:2 http://repo.steampowered.com/steam precise InRelease
Hit:3 http://mirror.unlockforus.com/linuxlite diamond InRelease
Hit:4 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:5 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease
Hit:6 http://repository.spotify.com stable InRelease
Get:7 https://repo.skype.com/deb stable/main amd64 Packages [2,475 B]
Err:7 https://repo.skype.com/deb stable/main amd64 Packages
File has unexpected size (2248 != 2475). Mirror sync in progress? [IP: 23.44.160.39 443]
Hashes of expected file:
- Filesize:2475 [weak]
- SHA512:75cce67a942234f9b9c6ee237f645b5a46af727ac2cfe9300b3b6031c05384086e2059480715a1c3d5fda87e93c5b8270fb78a1b61f27af27a5b1fbebbb5c92f
- SHA256:c9d50a242c2220998363e0bb900478ebd2f0c796c26538353f410f268bdea2de
- SHA1:6679cb2d3bdfbc38cb83fa65a13bbf357b6ac374 [weak]
- MD5Sum:46cedc57d3924f9f24a862a8d84566f4 [weak]
Release file created at: Sun, 23 Sep 2018 21:01:18 +0000
Hit:8 http://ppa.launchpad.net/otto-kesselgulasch/gimp/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:9 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease
Hit:10 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease
Hit:11 http://ppa.launchpad.net/tails-team/tails-installer/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:12 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:13 http://ppa.launchpad.net/teejee2008/ppa/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Fetched 4,487 B in 2s (2,045 B/s)
Reading package lists...
E: Failed to fetch https://repo.skype.com/deb/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.bz2 File has unexpected size (2248 != 2475). Mirror sync in progress? [IP: 23.44.160.39 443]
Hashes of expected file:
- Filesize:2475 [weak]
- SHA512:75cce67a942234f9b9c6ee237f645b5a46af727ac2cfe9300b3b6031c05384086e2059480715a1c3d5fda87e93c5b8270fb78a1b61f27af27a5b1fbebbb5c92f
- SHA256:c9d50a242c2220998363e0bb900478ebd2f0c796c26538353f410f268bdea2de
- SHA1:6679cb2d3bdfbc38cb83fa65a13bbf357b6ac374 [weak]
- MD5Sum:46cedc57d3924f9f24a862a8d84566f4 [weak]
Release file created at: Sun, 23 Sep 2018 21:01:18 +0000
E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
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Hold down your Ctrl key and Alt key and press t , to open your terminal.
Copy/paste or type in to your terminal -
sudo apt-get purge skype
type your password when asked
press enter
once completed
type in to your terminal -
exit
Navigate through Menu>System>Lite Software
select to install Skype from here.
Once completed run Menu>Favorites>Install Updates.
If you have an error then hold down the Ctrl and Alt keys and press t
copy/paste or type @Jerry instructions (shown below) in to your terminal
wget https://repo.skype.com/data/SKYPE-GPG-KEY
press enter
then copy/paste or type in to your terminal
sudo apt-key add SKYPE-GPG-KEY
press enter
type your password when requested.
press enter.
Type in to your terminal
exit
Try Menu>Favorites>Install Updates to see if there are errors.
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I followed your instructions. Skype reinstalled without errors. Updating yielded another error log. So I followed the other copy/pastes and after the SKYPE-GPG-KEY instruction yielded OK, I again tried updating and got another error log. So ???. Seems circular. Again:
===========================
Install Updates Error log
===========================
Install Updates could not fetch the package cache information lists.
Go to https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/ and paste the log below into a new or existing thread for assistance.
============ Log ===========
Hit:1 http://repo.steampowered.com/steam precise InRelease
Get:2 https://repo.skype.com/deb stable InRelease [4,487 B]
Hit:3 http://repository.spotify.com stable InRelease
Hit:4 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:5 http://mirror.unlockforus.com/linuxlite diamond InRelease
Get:6 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease [83.2 kB]
Hit:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net/otto-kesselgulasch/gimp/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Get:8 https://repo.skype.com/deb stable/main amd64 Packages [2,477 B]
Err:8 https://repo.skype.com/deb stable/main amd64 Packages
File has unexpected size (2459 != 2477). Mirror sync in progress? [IP: 23.60.72.39 443]
Hashes of expected file:
- Filesize:2477 [weak]
- SHA512:cfcccb58036f220b82d9f4eeaab6a9106355577d124fa63d98358750767d3a8a98a1553a9d264975a04b977c53fe79610b59444fc357a1f65a99bc6ab18d925e
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- SHA1:4d6d0623fec7fed71a84446b7059ad00ccf08760 [weak]
- MD5Sum:5c51c6704546dcf59b46ae28a956eeb4 [weak]
Release file created at: Sun, 23 Sep 2018 21:56:19 +0000
Get:9 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease [88.7 kB]
Hit:10 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:11 http://ppa.launchpad.net/tails-team/tails-installer/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Get:12 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease [74.6 kB]
Hit:13 http://ppa.launchpad.net/teejee2008/ppa/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Fetched 251 kB in 2s (115 kB/s)
Reading package lists...
E: Failed to fetch https://repo.skype.com/deb/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.bz2 File has unexpected size (2459 != 2477). Mirror sync in progress? [IP: 23.60.72.39 443]
Hashes of expected file:
- Filesize:2477 [weak]
- SHA512:cfcccb58036f220b82d9f4eeaab6a9106355577d124fa63d98358750767d3a8a98a1553a9d264975a04b977c53fe79610b59444fc357a1f65a99bc6ab18d925e
- SHA256:c8514714a93af11a5d998af4a262a15cb97c7d7773373a75e50809d831f1868f
- SHA1:4d6d0623fec7fed71a84446b7059ad00ccf08760 [weak]
- MD5Sum:5c51c6704546dcf59b46ae28a956eeb4 [weak]
Release file created at: Sun, 23 Sep 2018 21:56:19 +0000
E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
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Hello jerry baker,
Thank you for your patience.
can you do this -
hold down Ctrl and Alt keys and press t, to open your terminal.
Copy/paste or type in to your terminal
sudo apt-get clean
type your password when requested
press enter.
You may need to run this more than once like @thoughtinstinct done to solve it.
Then repeat all of my above (previous) post, are there errors ?
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ran "sudo apt-get clean" nine times, just to be really anal
ran "sudo apt-get purge skype"
which yielded:
"Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package skype"
Navigated through Menu>System>Lite Software
Selected Install Software
Five packages were listed. Skype was NOT among them.
Dropbox, iDevices..., Password..., Remote..., & Teamviewer are. But, alas and as always, NO Skype.
No point in going on from there to the inevitable Error Log. Maybe there's a clue in "Unable to locate package skype"? Maybe not!
I can live without Skype, but I cannot trust an OS that cannot update, especially Security Updates. Any alternative suggestions? 8) jerry
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As there is now No Skype on your system there should also now be no Skype related errors in the log.
You can if you prefer (an alternative suggestion) update in the terminal by
sudo apt-get updatethen
sudo apt-get upgrade
The first command discovers available updates, the second command applies/installs those updates to your system.
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;D We have ignition! It's happily chugging along. So in future, if I hit a snag with one program, would you suggest purging it, then updating & upgrading. Then, at some future date, trying to reinstall that program again? Or what? Could there be some snag in the archives? I'm no technical heavyweight, but I'd appreciate any advice you might offer. Anyway, it's late here, and i SINCERELY appreciate you sticking with me on this. I was about ready to just chalk it up to the vengeful gods of software karma. Or their relatives. ps I think I submitted this in the wrong area of the forums ... I'm not used to sending up flares online. Usually, I just Google for answers. Thanks!!!
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So the update & upgrade ran to completion with no errors. But when I run Install Updates from the menu, it again throws the same error. So I Completely Remove Skype, using Synaptic aka Install/Remove Programs. Then I run the Purge/Update/Upgrade commands from the Terminal. Again, it runs without errors. And again, when I rerun the Install Updates script from the Menu, it throws the same error. Skype is diseased, or haunted, or whatever. :P So be it. Thanks again for your help. I think I may be going back to Mint. I wanted to learn about the workings of Linux, but I think I'd rather just have a system that does NOT back sass me at every turn. And so I bid a fond farewell.
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@jerry baker
one of the advanced users will hopefully notice the thread and be able to solve this with you.
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Looks like a problem with Microsoft, nothing we can do at the moment. I am trying to contact them, but it's proving to be a nightmare with their online forms.
FYI please use sudo apt-get dist-upgrade in LL and not sudo apt-get upgrade on the cli.
For now, I suggest commenting out the Skype repo until they get their s#@t together. :)
sudo sed -i -e 's/^/#/' /etc/apt/sources.list.d/skype-stable.list
This is a workaround NOT a fix for now. Please direct others with Skype problems to this specific post from now on until a fix is announced. Cheers :)
Mint discussion - https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=90&t=278233&p=1530523&hilit=skype#p1530503 (https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=90&t=278233&p=1530523&hilit=skype#p1530503)
This is bound to spread throughout the deb community. Hopefully this will 'self-correct'.
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FYI please use sudo apt-get dist-upgrade in LL and not sudo apt-get upgrade on the cli.
Please direct others with Skype problems to this specific post from now on until a fix is announced. Cheers :)
I will try to remember this for cli.
I have bookmarked this thread to find for the directing of others to the specific post.
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I am using what is reported as the latest version of SKYPE - version 8.30.0.50 on LL3.6 64 bit. Did my upgrade about a week or so ago. No red exclamation mark on SKYPE dashboard "Notifications" to say that a new update is available. . Last updated LL et al 19/09/18 19:30. Have now temporarily stopped upgrading LL via synaptic until the SKYPE issue is resolved. SKYPE working OK. Use it regularly.
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"FYI please use sudo apt-get dist-upgrade in LL and not sudo apt-get upgrade on the cli.
For now, I suggest commenting out the Skype repo until they get their s#@t together. :)
Code: [Select]
sudo sed -i -e 's/^/#/' /etc/apt/sources.list.d/skype-stable.list
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Thanks to both of you. This solved my System Update re: Skype dilemma. I appreciate your help. 8)
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Looks to be fixed now, have tested. You can now restore your Skype Repo if you had disabled it via my earlier instructions:
sudo sed -i 's/#//' /etc/apt/sources.list.d/skype-stable.list
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/skype/forum/skype_linux-skype_startms-skype_installms/skypeforlinux-file-has-unexpected-size-2248-2466/433d5ea9-276e-427f-82b0-97dffa9cd32f?messageId=ffa6d852-0a62-4fb5-b06b-b489e74c7bcc
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Thanks Jerry. Just updated on LL3.6 64 bit. Confirm test call working. Skype Version 8.32.0.44
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I see that a new update of skype is available again. After the problems with a previous version, has anyone just updated to a version NEWER than Skype Version 8.32.0.44? I can't afford to have problems with SKYPE, so therefore hesitant to update until it is given the "all clear". Thanks.