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Re: Internal error: couldn't generate list of packages to download

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On Fri, Sep 25 2020 at 07:48:28 AM, "Stephen P. Molnar" <s.molnar@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> I am running up-to-date Buster, unfortunately there seems to be a bit
> of a problem.
>
> Normally I run the update process several times a week with the
> command sudo apr update && sudo apt upgrade. This morning this
> resulted in the error
>
> The following partially installed packages will be configured:
>   brscan4
> No packages will be installed, upgraded, or removed.
> 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
> E: Can't find a source to download version '0.4.8-1' of 'brscan4:amd64'
> After unpacking 0 B will be used.
> E: Can't find a source to download version '0.4.8-1' of 'brscan4:amd64'
> E: Internal error: couldn't generate list of packages to download
> E: Perhaps the package lists are out of date, please try 'aptitude
> update' (or equivalent); otherwise some packages or versions are not
> available from the current repository sources
>
> I reinstalled the Brother printer drivers, apparently barscan4 was not
> included. I contgaced Brother tech support, but was told that they did
> not support Linux.

brscan4 is the package with the scanner driver.  That is provided as a
separate download.  In my setup, it did not have a debian repository; it
was provided as a bare .deb download.

>
> I tried:
>
> sudo mv /var/lib/apt/lists /var/lib/apt/lists.old
> sudo apt-get clean
> sudo apt-get update
>
> This resulted in a long list of get: (ellipses)    followed by my user
> prompt. Unfortunately, update generated the same errors.
>
> At this point I don't have the faintest idea as to how to
> proceed. Pointers towards a solution to the problem will be much
> appreciated.
>

Try dpkg --configure -a to finish configuration for partially installed
packages.

If your device is supported by
https://github.com/alexpevzner/sane-airscan, you can just switch to that
and ditch the Brother software.

-- 
regards,
kushal

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Internal error: couldn't generate list of packages to download "Stephen P. Molnar" <s.molnar@sbcglobal.net> - 2020-09-25 13:50 +0200
  Re: Internal error: couldn't generate list of packages to download Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2020-09-25 14:50 +0200
    Re: Internal error: couldn't generate list of packages to download "Stephen P. Molnar" <s.molnar@sbcglobal.net> - 2020-09-25 15:10 +0200
      Re: Internal error: couldn't generate list of packages to download Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2020-09-25 15:20 +0200
        Re: Internal error: couldn't generate list of packages to download "Stephen P. Molnar" <s.molnar@sbcglobal.net> - 2020-09-25 15:40 +0200
          Re: Internal error: couldn't generate list of packages to download Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2020-09-25 17:20 +0200
        Re: Internal error: couldn't generate list of packages to download <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2020-09-26 09:20 +0200
  Re: Internal error: couldn't generate list of packages to download Fabien Roucaute <fabien.roucaute@free.fr> - 2020-09-25 16:50 +0200
  Re: Internal error: couldn't generate list of packages to download Kushal Kumaran <kushal@locationd.net> - 2020-09-26 02:50 +0200
  Re: Internal error: couldn't generate list of packages to download The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2020-09-26 03:00 +0200
    Re: Internal error: couldn't generate list of packages to download "Stephen P. Molnar" <s.molnar@sbcglobal.net> - 2020-09-26 11:20 +0200
      Re: Internal error: couldn't generate list of packages to download The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2020-09-26 12:10 +0200
        Re: Internal error: couldn't generate list of packages to download "Stephen P. Molnar" <s.molnar@sbcglobal.net> - 2020-09-26 12:30 +0200
        Re: Internal error: couldn't generate list of packages to download "Stephen P. Molnar" <s.molnar@sbcglobal.net> - 2020-09-27 13:40 +0200
          Re: Internal error: couldn't generate list of packages to download Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2020-09-27 15:30 +0200
            Re: Internal error: couldn't generate list of packages to download "Stephen P. Molnar" <s.molnar@sbcglobal.net> - 2020-09-27 17:10 +0200
              Re: Internal error: couldn't generate list of packages to download Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2020-09-27 17:40 +0200
              Re: Internal error: couldn't generate list of packages to download Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2020-09-27 18:50 +0200
                Re: Internal error: couldn't generate list of packages to download "Stephen P. Molnar" <s.molnar@sbcglobal.net> - 2020-09-27 19:10 +0200
                Re: Internal error: couldn't generate list of packages to download Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2020-09-27 19:40 +0200
                Re: Internal error: couldn't generate list of packages to download "Stephen P. Molnar" <s.molnar@sbcglobal.net> - 2020-09-28 15:50 +0200
                Re: Internal error: couldn't generate list of packages to download Kushal Kumaran <kushal@locationd.net> - 2020-09-28 17:00 +0200
                Re: Internal error: couldn't generate list of packages to download Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2020-09-28 19:20 +0200

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