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Author: Joel Roth
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To: dng
Subject: Re: [DNG] apt-file update fails to update
Jaromil wrote:

> dear Joel,
>
> tl;dr : known bug since long. CenturionDan is working on it with a
> final strategy to solve it. Please use bugs.devuan.org next time!


Thanks, I will look through the bug tracker first next time!

> On Sun, 30 Apr 2017, Joel Roth wrote:
>
> >      E: The cache is empty. You need to run 'apt-file update' first.
> >      You have new mail in /var/mail/jroth
> >      $ sudo apt-file update
> >      Ignoring source without Contents File:
> >        http://auto.mirror.devuan.org/merged/dists/jessie/main/Contents-amd64.gz
> >      Ignoring source without Contents File:
> >        http://auto.mirror.devuan.org/merged/dists/jessie-updates/main/Contents-amd64.gz
> >      Ignoring source without Contents File:
> >        http://auto.mirror.devuan.org/merged/dists/jessie-security/main/Contents-amd64.gz

>
>
> this is a known bug since long now, due to the way Amprolla 1 was
> done. Recently, because of this and other discrepancies, CenturionDan
> is investigating the adoption of dak for the main Devuan repository, a
> solution that will solve this bug and some other glitches.
>
> Amprolla will stay as a handy tool to be used by derivative distros
> with a small subset of changed packages and a rewrite/cleanup is also
> being lead by Parazyd.
>
> While its useful to mention here the plans unfolding, I recommend
> using bugs.dyne.org to report bugs and always search on it if there is
> anything already open on the subject
>
> thanks!
>
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