Question about APT

[Mark Phillips]

Brien,

Thanks for checking that out. I will play around with the KeepSolid repos
after they get back to me.

I think they may not use repos anymore, as these instructions (
https://www.vpnunlimitedapp.com/en/info/manuals/linux) just have people
download the .deb and install it when there is an update. Very strange.

Thanks!

Mark

On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 7:10 PM, Brien Dieterle <briend at gmail.com> wrote:

> You might have to uninstall and reinstall the client if they changed the
> package names around and stuff. . .
>
> On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 6:54 PM, Brien Dieterle <briend at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Actually it looks like it is.  Just change your apt line to:
>>
>> http://apt.keepsolid.com/debian/dists/wheezy/InRelease
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 6:52 PM, Brien Dieterle <briend at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Simplex Solutions looks like it was bought by KeepSolid
>>>
>>> Their client is now downloadable here: https://www.vpnunlimitedapp.co
>>> m/en/downloads/linux
>>>
>>> The link itself goes here:
>>>
>>> http://apt.keepsolid.com/debian/pool/main/v/vpn-unlimited/vp
>>> n-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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