[Bug 1027801] [NEW] Packages.gz not found because instead searching for Packages only

[Thomas Schweikle]

Public bug reported:

apt-get update gives a warning (not only apt-get: synaptic or all other
packet managing tools too):

W: Failed to fetch
http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise/multiverse/binary-
amd64/Packages  404  Not Found [IP: 141.30.13.20 80]

This warning is ok, since "Packages" doesn't exist at
"http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise/multiverse/binary-
amd64/". "Packages.gz" (or Packages.bz2) do exist indeed. Two
possibilities:

1. The string "http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise/multiverse/binary-amd64/Packages.gz" is exactly 3 characters to long for the defined buffer, thus shortened by ".gz".
2. The Repository isn't correctly initialized, stating "Packages" instead of "Packages.gz" or "Packages.bz2" to load.

Since all other repositories are loaded and look the same (and defining
a new repository holding the very same files than this ony, but with a
shorter path makes it load) I am tending to the first possibility ...

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: apt 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.2
Uname: Linux 3.4.6 x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu11
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Jul 23 09:56:45 2012
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=de_DE:en
 TERM=screen-bce
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: apt
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-07-16 (6 days ago)

** Affects: apt (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise

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Title:
  Packages.gz not found because instead searching for Packages only

Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  apt-get update gives a warning (not only apt-get: synaptic or all
  other packet managing tools too):

  W: Failed to fetch
  http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise/multiverse/binary-
  amd64/Packages  404  Not Found [IP: 141.30.13.20 80]

  This warning is ok, since "Packages" doesn't exist at
  "http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise/multiverse/binary-
  amd64/". "Packages.gz" (or Packages.bz2) do exist indeed. Two
  possibilities:

  1. The string "http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise/multiverse/binary-amd64/Packages.gz" is exactly 3 characters to long for the defined buffer, thus shortened by ".gz".
  2. The Repository isn't correctly initialized, stating "Packages" instead of "Packages.gz" or "Packages.bz2" to load.

  Since all other repositories are loaded and look the same (and
  defining a new repository holding the very same files than this ony,
  but with a shorter path makes it load) I am tending to the first
  possibility ...

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: apt 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.2
  Uname: Linux 3.4.6 x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu11
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Mon Jul 23 09:56:45 2012
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=de_DE:en
   TERM=screen-bce
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: apt
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-07-16 (6 days ago)

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