Update issue with latest Buster

[saardrimer]

I've made a fresh install of the latest Buster from RevPi. When I try to update the OS with:

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sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

it doesn't complete completes the install and gives me this error:

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dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting:
files list file for package 'libegl-mesa0:armhf' contains empty filename
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)

This happens with any installation with apt-get, but just an update.

As I mentioned, I've tried it with a fresh install of the OS. Also tried various things to resolve the issue (like uninstalling and re-installing the offending package) but without success.

Has anyone else experiencing this as well? Any proposed solution?

(I'm not sure where the source of the problem is, but the OS is pretty much unusable without being able to update it.)

Thanks,
Saar.

[saardrimer]

There seems to be three packages with corrupted (?) lists: libegl-mesa0, mariadb-common, thonny.

My workaround was to delete the lists:

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sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/libegl-mesa0\:armhf.list
sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/mariadb-common.list
sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/thonny.list

And then reinstall the packages:

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sudo apt-get install libegl-mesa0 mariadb-common thonny --reinstall 

This enables me to continue since the updates complete. But I'm still concerned that this could have been caused by a faulty flash storage somehow (I've seen elsewhere that it could be the cause). To eliminate this doubt, it would be great if I knew that this was a problem others were experiencing.

Thanks,
Saar.

[->Johannes<-]

Hi Saar,

i tried the same with the latest-revpi-buster --> Releasedate: 2021-07-0.
I had no errors like you.

Did you use the same image?

Regards
Johannes

[saardrimer]

Hi Johannes

Yes, it is with the latest image, 2021-07-01-revpi-buster.img, and I verified the MD5.

I tried twice with the same result: an error when trying to update.

Thanks,
Saar.

[->Johannes<-]

Hi Saar

Could you send a SOS-Report?

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You have to register for free.

Regards

Johannes

[sstivv]

HI,

i've got a different update issue.

After updating from strech to buster via sudo, the device connot realy be found.
SSH is still possible but pyTest -d replies: no device.
How do i get back in without flashing a new image.

Regards Simon

[p.rosenberger]

Hi Simon,

could you please create a new thread for your problem? As you upgrade from Stretch to Buster it is a different issue.

Best Regards,
Philipp