apt-get just hanging?!?

[Dan Burcaw]

rpm --rebuilddb


> Hi there everybody,
> 
> I have been successfully using apt-get w/ YDL 2.3 for a while now, and 
> ran an "apt-get clean" yesterday after a basic "apt-get upgrade".
> 
> All was working fine before, but now, apt-get is just hanging there, 
> regardless of what I'm trying to achieve: install, etc.
> 
> When I run "apt-get update", I get the following, and then it hangs.
> <QUOTE>
> [root@starmax apt]# apt-get update
> Get:1 http://ftp.yellowdoglinux.com apt/2.3/base/pkglist.main [640kB]
> Ign http://ftp.yellowdoglinux.com apt/2.3 release.main
> [ edited out for length ]
> Ign http://ftp.yellowdoglinux.com apt/2.3/base/mirrors
> Ign http://ftp.yellowdoglinux.com apt/2.3/base/mirrors
> Ign http://ftp.yellowdoglinux.com apt/2.3/base/mirrors
> Fetched 1409kB in 1m38s (14.4kB/s)
> </QUOTE>
> 
> The process never actually becomes an official zombie, but it's just not 
> doing anything (left it going for almost an hour, no timeout).
> 
> Is there any chance this is due to the servers just being overloaded?
> I tried the Canadian mirror, but with the same result?
> 
> Any idea or insight will be tremendously welcomed! :o)
> 
> 
> 
> < NAME="Stephane Daury" MAILTO="stephane@artekopia.org" 
> HREF="http://netjuke.sourceforge.net/" >
> 
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