 i ve also just tried doing rpm rebuilddb no change a question do these files look too small root canarsie var cache apt ls ltr total NUMBER drwxr xr x NUMBER root root NUMBER sep NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER gensrclist drwxr xr x NUMBER root root NUMBER sep NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER genpkglist drwxr xr x NUMBER root root NUMBER oct NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER archives rw r r NUMBER root root NUMBER oct NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER srcpkgcache bin rw r r NUMBER root root NUMBER oct NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER pkgcache bin i ran strings on them and it doesn t look like i see a complete listing of either my system s installed rpms or the rpms in the lists root canarsie var state apt lists ls s total NUMBER NUMBER apt freshrpms net_redhat_NUMBER NUMBER_en_iNUMBER_base_pkglist freshrpms NUMBER apt freshrpms net_redhat_NUMBER NUMBER_en_iNUMBER_base_pkglist os NUMBER apt freshrpms net_redhat_NUMBER NUMBER_en_iNUMBER_base_pkglist updates NUMBER apt freshrpms net_redhat_NUMBER NUMBER_en_iNUMBER_base_release freshrpms NUMBER apt freshrpms net_redhat_NUMBER NUMBER_en_iNUMBER_base_release os NUMBER apt freshrpms net_redhat_NUMBER NUMBER_en_iNUMBER_base_release updates NUMBER apt freshrpms net_redhat_NUMBER NUMBER_en_iNUMBER_base_srclist freshrpms NUMBER apt freshrpms net_redhat_NUMBER NUMBER_en_iNUMBER_base_srclist os NUMBER apt freshrpms net_redhat_NUMBER NUMBER_en_iNUMBER_base_srclist updates NUMBER lock NUMBER partial if i kill them they get recreated about the same size next time i run apt get stevek on tue oct NUMBER NUMBER at NUMBER NUMBER NUMBERpm NUMBER steve kann wrote i posted about this last week and i m still stumped apt get is just not working for me and i can t figure out what the problem is i ve tried removing the apt rpms making sure to remove any traces left behind etc apt var state apt var cache apt and still i get couldn t find package xmms mpNUMBER when running apt get install xmms mpNUMBER any clues here s a log of a fresh try root canarsie tmp rpm e apt apt devel root canarsie tmp rm rf etc apt var cache apt var state apt root canarsie tmp rpm ivh apt NUMBER NUMBER NUMBERcncNUMBER frNUMBER iNUMBER rpm apt devel NUMBER NUMBER NUMBERcncNUMBER frNUMBER iNUMBER rpm warning apt NUMBER NUMBER NUMBERcncNUMBER frNUMBER iNUMBER rpm vNUMBER dsa signature nokey key id eNUMBERdNUMBERb preparing NUMBER NUMBER apt NUMBER NUMBER apt devel NUMBER root canarsie tmp apt get update ign URL redhat NUMBER NUMBER en iNUMBER release get NUMBER URL redhat NUMBER NUMBER en iNUMBER os pkglist NUMBERkb get NUMBER URL redhat NUMBER NUMBER en iNUMBER os release NUMBERb get NUMBER URL redhat NUMBER NUMBER en iNUMBER updates pkglist NUMBERb get NUMBER URL redhat NUMBER NUMBER en iNUMBER updates release NUMBERb get NUMBER URL redhat NUMBER NUMBER en iNUMBER freshrpms pkglist NUMBER NUMBERkb get NUMBER URL redhat NUMBER NUMBER en iNUMBER freshrpms release NUMBERb get NUMBER URL redhat NUMBER NUMBER en iNUMBER os srclist NUMBERkb get NUMBER URL redhat NUMBER NUMBER en iNUMBER updates srclist NUMBERb get NUMBER URL redhat NUMBER NUMBER en iNUMBER freshrpms srclist NUMBER NUMBERkb fetched NUMBERkb in NUMBERs NUMBERkb s reading package lists done root canarsie tmp apt get install xmms mpNUMBER reading package lists done building dependency tree done e couldn t find package xmms mpNUMBER root canarsie tmp apt cache search xmms root canarsie tmp beats me stevek steve kann chief engineer NUMBER NUMBERth ave NUMBER ny NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER URL collaborate interact learn the box said requires windows NUMBER nt or better so i installed linux steve kann chief engineer NUMBER NUMBERth ave NUMBER ny NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER URL collaborate interact learn the box said requires windows NUMBER nt or better so i installed linux _______________________________________________ rpm list mailing list rpm list freshrpms net URL 