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Author Topic: [EN] [SOLVED] apt-get error: "package index files are corrupted"  (Read 9175 times)

Offline frapelli

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When upgrading I get:
E: The package index files are corrupted. No Filename: field for package libmozjs24d.
E: Unable to lock the download directory
And the upgrade stops.
What should I do?


Thanks


« Last Edit: 2013/12/05, 22:53:17 by frapelli »

Gabriel_M

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Re: apt-get error: "package index files are corrupted"
« Reply #1 on: 2013/12/05, 00:47:58 »
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apt-get clean
rm -f /var/lib/apt/lists/*
rm -f /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/*
apt-get clean
apt-get update

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Re: apt-get error: "package index files are corrupted"
« Reply #2 on: 2013/12/05, 03:01:58 »
Try


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dpkg --configure -a

then what Gabriel said.   ;)
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Re: apt-get error: "package index files are corrupted"
« Reply #3 on: 2013/12/05, 20:05:28 »
Thank you. None of the two suggestions worked.I still get the same message and upgrade is not possible.



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Re: apt-get error: "package index files are corrupted"
« Reply #4 on: 2013/12/05, 20:24:40 »
I would try a apt-get purge of the package libmozjs24d.  Then


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dpkg --configure -a and see if there is any error.
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Re: apt-get error: "package index files are corrupted"
« Reply #5 on: 2013/12/05, 22:23:30 »
What is the output of

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Re: apt-get error: "package index files are corrupted"
« Reply #6 on: 2013/12/05, 22:28:48 »
libmozjs24d: This library provides the embeddable JavaScript/ECMAScript engine from
the Mozilla project (used among others by the Iceweasel (Firefox) browser
as well as by the iPlanet WebServer).

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apt-get remove --purge libmozjs24d

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Re: apt-get error: "package index files are corrupted"
« Reply #7 on: 2013/12/05, 22:52:52 »
I solved with:
apt-get install libmozjs*


or maybe:
apt-get install libmozjs24d*


I do not remember exactly...


a few packages were installed and after that dist-upgrade worked.


Thanks anyway for your help.