Question about APT

[Brien Dieterle]

Simplex Solutions looks like it was bought by KeepSolid

Their client is now downloadable here:
https://www.vpnunlimitedapp.com/en/downloads/linux

The link itself goes here:

http://apt.keepsolid.com/debian/pool/main/v/vpn-unlimited/vpn-unlimited_4.1_amd64.deb

So maybe apt.keepsolid.com  is the new apt repo?  I can't tell if it should
work or not.  Maybe they don't support a bona-fide repo anymore.



On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 5:58 PM, Mark Phillips <mark at phillipsmarketing.biz>
wrote:

> der.hans
>
> Thanks for the idea. I took the easy way out - I commented out the line in
> the file for this repository and then ran apt-get update and it worked with
> no errors. When I hear back from simplex solutions that they have fixed
> their repository, I will un-comment the line.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Mark
>
> On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 3:11 PM, der.hans <PLUGd at lufthans.com> wrote:
>
>> Am 08. Aug, 2017 schwätzte Mark Phillips so:
>>
>> moin moin Mark,
>>
>> if the simplexsolutions repo is in its own file, then you can ignore it
>> for updates. Admittedly, this is one of the few things that's actually
>> easier with yum.
>>
>> Here's what I use to get only security updates. You can certainly do
>> something similar to exclude one file rather than including just one file.
>>
>> sudo apt -o Dir::Etc::sourceparts=:: -o Dir::Etc::SourceList=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/security.list
>> dist-upgrade
>>
>> ciao,
>>
>> der.hans
>>
>>
>> I am getting this error when I try to apt-get update
>>>
>>> Reading package lists... Error!
>>> W: An error occurred during the signature verification. The repository is
>>> not updated and the previous index files will be used. GPG error:
>>> http://apt.simplexsolutionsinc.com wheezy InRelease: Clearsigned file
>>> isn't
>>> valid, got 'NODATA' (does the network require authentication?)
>>>
>>> W: Failed to fetch
>>> http://apt.simplexsolutionsinc.com/repository/dists/wheezy/InRelease
>>>
>>> W: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old
>>> ones
>>> used instead.
>>> E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
>>> E: Problem with MergeList
>>> /var/lib/apt/lists/apt.simplexsolutionsinc.com_repository_di
>>> sts_wheezy_main_i18n_Translation-en
>>> E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
>>>
>>> When I try to do an upgrade or install I get
>>>
>>> Reading package lists... Error!
>>> E: Encountered a section with no Package: header
>>> E: Problem with MergeList
>>> /var/lib/apt/lists/apt.simplexsolutionsinc.com_repository_di
>>> sts_wheezy_main_i18n_Translation-en
>>> E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
>>>
>>> I emailed the support folks at simplexsolutionsinc.com (the provider of
>>> my
>>> VPN) to see if they can fix the errors at their end.
>>>
>>> I assume I could uninstall the VPN from simplex solutions and remove the
>>> ppa from apt, do the upgrade and install the software I need, and then
>>> reinstall the VPN.
>>>
>>> Is there another way for me to move forward and do an upgrade and some
>>> installs without removing the VPN software?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> Mark
>>>
>>>
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