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Problem with LIBS.TXT
Posted: 15 Mar 2019, 00:10
by GorraLopez
Hello
I can t install some programs cause "Could not find LIBS.TXT"
I have two Porteus installed (Cinnamon and Xfce) and both have the same error.
I like so much this distro and i don t want to delete them cause this problem
Sorry x my english XD
Fucking LIBS.TXT
Posted: 15 Mar 2019, 00:50
by francois
Hello GorraLopez and welcome:
Please report in more details what you have done so that you have not found LIBS.TXT.
People are very helpful on the Porteus forum. We are serious, though we can often have a good laugh. But we do not like to waste our time.
Watch the language. I have modified your title.
Problem with LIBS.TXT
Posted: 15 Mar 2019, 03:09
by GorraLopez
Problem with LIBS.TXT
Posted: 15 Mar 2019, 04:16
by Ed_P
Alien's mirror shows updates as of 2019-03-14.
http://bear.alienbase.nl/mirrors/people/alien/sbrepos
But after updating USM and trying to download alien's libreoffice I get the same LIBS.TXT error as you.
Someone needs to contact
alien.
-update-
It appears the LIBS.TXT file in
alien's database is misnamed as FILELIST.TXT. I've written to Eric/alien about the situation and will let you know his response.
Problem with LIBS.TXT
Posted: 15 Mar 2019, 11:45
by donald
"Could not find LIBS.TXT"
This message is a bit misleading, the LIBS.TXT file is in /var/usm/alien/
but the listed version of libreoffice is 6.1.2 not 6.1.4
A correct message would be "could not find libreoffice-6.1.4 in LIBS.TXT"
also this file doesn't come from the repo(s) AFAIK
they came from sourceforge (in the past at least)
A dirty "hack":
replace the version of libreoffice in the LIBS.TXT file and try again.
NOTE: This may not produce a working module because the listed dependencies
might be the wrong ones for this version.
better to wait till the files got updated.
Problem with LIBS.TXT
Posted: 15 Mar 2019, 12:50
by Ed_P
Thank you for finding the LIBS.TXT file donald. Who, how and what updates the files in /var/usm/? The files in the mirror were updated last night at 23:40 approximately. Where does one look for the files in sourceforge?
Problem with LIBS.TXT
Posted: 15 Mar 2019, 16:55
by donald
Ed_P wrote: ↑15 Mar 2019, 12:50
Who, how and what updates the files in /var/usm/?
Re: Problems installing new package using USM (Post by brokenman #42511)
I do not know the details.
Problem with LIBS.TXT
Posted: 15 Mar 2019, 17:11
by Ed_P
Thanks
donald. I emailed
brokenman about the problem and he said "The libs file is generated by our server and uploaded elsewhere" so maybe all the server/forum changes of late have impacted this scenario.
Problem with LIBS.TXT
Posted: 15 Mar 2019, 18:40
by donald
The server itself does work - you get a LIBS.TXT file.
It's a timing / sync issue.
Example:
LIBS.TXT updated/generated at 6am > files in repo replaced at 7am > LIBS.TXT incorrect
(doesn't reflect the change in repo) till next sync.
I am curious; where exactly is "
elsewhere"?..
Problem with LIBS.TXT
Posted: 15 Mar 2019, 20:54
by Ed_P
I don't know where "elsewhere" is but I do know it's been more than 6 hrs, in fact it's approaching 18 hrs, and the file is still "missing" for alien apps.
http://bear.alienbase.nl/mirrors/people/alien/sbrepos/ 2019-03-15 16:15
/var/usm/alien
Code: Select all
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 182105 Mar 15 11:22 CHECKSUMS.md5
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 68175 Mar 15 16:39 LIBS.TXT
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 104870 Mar 15 16:39 OPTIFEST
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 160562 Mar 15 16:39 PACKAGES.TXT
Files are getting updated so what is the problem???
Where's
Bogomips and his USM debugging skills?
USM Skirting Sync Issue
Problem with LIBS.TXT
Posted: 20 Mar 2019, 18:28
by Ed_P
There problem continues.
Problem with LIBS.TXT
Posted: 23 Mar 2019, 14:22
by brokenman
The problem appears to be resolved now. Tested Saturday 23/03/19
Problem with LIBS.TXT
Posted: 23 Mar 2019, 15:05
by Ed_P
Not for the USM GUI.
And all USM databases were updated before trying it.
Problem with LIBS.TXT
Posted: 23 Mar 2019, 17:37
by raja
libs.txt? Not really. Problem persists right now.
Problem with LIBS.TXT
Posted: 25 Mar 2019, 02:58
by brokenman
OK so it works for you in the CLI but not in the GUI?
