[SOLVED]Can't install packages with synaptic and/or aptitude

[tapp]

Hi!

I've just installed siduction (KDE version), and I can't install any package from synaptic and/or aptitude. The system is a fresh install, and is up to date.

When I select a package and try to install it, the package is downloaded, and then I receive the following message:

E: Internal error: APT::pkgPackageManager::MaxLoopCount reached in SmartConfigure for libwxbase2.8-0:amd64, aborting

However, I can install with apt-get

Any suggestions?

Best regards.

[devil]

It is a bug in the latest versio nof apt. should be fixed in a 2 hours with next mirror-sync. Please dist-upgrade the system.

greetz
devil

[tapp]

Hi!

Thanks for your answer. I've upgraded apt and apt-utils, and tried to dist-upgrade or upgrade the system, but I still have the same problem.

I've realised that I have the same problem with the apt-get upgrade or dist-upgrade command.

However, I can install any package with the apt-get install command :-m

Best regards.

[devil]

the bug responsible for that is http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=669060

Due to the breakage in apt itself you might need to fetch apt0.9.1 manualy from http://packages.debian.org/sid/apt and install it with dpkg -i.

greetz
devil

[tapp]

I updated apt, and now, I can install from synaptic, but I can't upgrade or dist-upgrade from command-line or update-manager.

I think I'm in trouble... :-s

Thanks for your attention.

Best regards.

[dibl]

I also downloaded and installed apt0.9.1 with dpkg, as devil says, and then I still had a problem. Here is what fixed it:

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apt-get install --reinstall libapt-pkg4.12

[tapp]

:-) It's working now!

Thanks devil and dibl!

[craigevil]

Hm I do d-u daily and didn't seem to run into this issue. Weird.

$ apt-cache policy libapt-pkg4.12
libapt-pkg4.12:
 Installed: 0.9.1
 Candidate: 0.9.1
 Version table:
*** 0.9.1 0
       500 http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ unstable/main i386 Packages
       100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

$ apt-cache policy apt
apt:
 Installed: 0.9.1
 Candidate: 0.9.1
 Version table:
*** 0.9.1 0
       500 http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ unstable/main i386 Packages
       100 /var/lib/dpkg/status