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update-manager package

Hash Sum mismatch Error on Ubuntu 11.10 Alpha 1

Asked by Satoshi Kubo

--The contents of the message--
Title:Failed to download repository information
Details:
"W:Failed to fetch bzip2:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_oneiric_main_binary-i386_Packages Hash Sum mismatch
, E:Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead."

--Steps to Reproduce--
1.Start "update-manager"
2.Click "Check" button
3.Wait a while

-- lsb_release -rd --
Description: Ubuntu oneiric (development branch)
Release: 11.10

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: update-manager 1:0.151.6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0-1.2-generic 3.0.0-rc3
Uname: Linux 3.0-1-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Jul 12 09:59:13 2011
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/update-manager
GConfNonDefault:
 /apps/update-manager/check_new_release_ignore=
 /apps/update-manager/first_run=false
 /apps/update-manager/show_details=true
 /apps/update-manager/window_size=(829,788)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Alpha i386 (20110531.1)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: update-manager
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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This question was originally filed as bug #809087.

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Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel) said : 		#1

Thank you for taking the time to report this issue and helping to make Ubuntu better. Examining the information you have given us, this does not appear to be a bug report so we are closing it and converting it to a question in the support tracker. We appreciate the difficulties you are facing, but it would make more sense to raise problems you are having in the support tracker at https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu if you are uncertain if they are bugs. For help on reporting bugs, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs#When%20not%20to%20file%20a%20bug. There is also a vibrant support community available at http://askubuntu.com and you might consider asking your question there.

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Best actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#2

sudo cp -arf /var/lib/dpkg /var/lib/dpkg.backup
sudo cp /var/lib/dpkg/status-old /var/lib/dpkg/status
sudo cp /var/lib/dpkg/available-old /var/lib/dpkg/available
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/dpkg/updates/*; sudo rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists
sudo mkdir /var/lib/apt/lists; sudo mkdir /var/lib/apt/lists/partial
sudo apt-get clean; sudo apt-get autoclean
sudo apt-get update
sudo dpkg --clear-avail; sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get install -f
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

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Satoshi Kubo (diglateam3) said : 		#3

Thank You.
But, "sudo apt-get update" resolves the problem when you run.
(Sorry, This is machine translation ...)

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Satoshi Kubo (diglateam3) said : 		#4

Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.