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apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgradeI did mine through smxi . /var/log/smxi don't say anything about this error
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E: The value 'mepis' is invalid for APT::Default-Release as such a release is not available in the sourcesThe thread where this issue came up is at
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First time I have ever seen this error in a dist-upgrade.
Using the apt-get -f dist-upgrade option in smxi did not rectify the error either. Here is the terminal readout
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harry@biker:~$ sux
Password:
root@biker:/home/harry# apt-get dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
E: The value 'mepis' is invalid for APT::Default-Release as such a release is not available in the sources
Fixed by editing /etc/apt/apt.conf file like so
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#APT::Default-Release"mepis";
APT::Cache-Limit 60000000;
APT::Get::Purge;
APT::Get::AllowUnauthenticated 0;
Acquire::cdrom::Mount"/media/cdrom";Code: Select all
root@biker:/home/harry# apt-get dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages have been kept back:
ffmpeg gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg mplayer-nogui
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded.