Update failed and prompt asked me to post on forum
Mod Edit: Please! Use a paste site such as http://paste.osmc.io to present long runs of code!
I can’t see that log file - please enable debug mode in Kodi settings, try to run updates again then after it fails use the log uploader in My OSMC to upload all logs.
http://paste.osmc.io/unopowicej
Thanks
Ben
The following caught my eye in your log:
Aug 25 20:30:51 osmc mediacenter[249]: 2015-08-25 20:30:51.874338 apt_cache_action.py exception occurred
Aug 25 20:30:51 osmc mediacenter[249]: 2015-08-25 20:30:51.874444 apt_cache_action.py exception value : E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_jessie_main_i18n_Translation-en, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
Aug 25 20:30:51 osmc mediacenter[249]: 2015-08-25 20:30:51.877194 apt_cache_action.py sending response
It seems to suggest that a debian package is corrupt either on the debian mirrors or on your locally downloaded copy.
Can you first check free disk space:
df -h
And make sure you have at least a few hundred megabytes free, then try the following to clear your apt cache:
sudo apt-get clean
Then reboot and try:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Post any errors that appear here.
There you go, thank you
I don’t see any evidence in the log that you ran the above apt-get commands ?
The results of these commands would show up in the term.log and history.log but the last entries are from 13 days ago…
I actually meant for you to post the output of the apt-get commands above if they displayed an error, so can you try these again please and post their output.
That’s strange as I definitely did enter them. I entered them again and noticed the following error message in SSH console:
E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run ‘sudo dpkg --configure -a’ to correct the problem.
I tried sudo dpkg --configure -a and the next line is “>” but I’m not sure what I need to do after that
If it says you need to run that then yes, run
sudo dpkg --configure -a
If you get a > on the next line it means you have somehow triggered line continuation - usually by typing a backspace character, so it is waiting for a second line from you.
Try typing it exactly as I have above and it should work. Then try the apt-get line again.
OK managed it this time still an error when updating.