Hi Sean, Not sure what the problem is in your situation, but you could try these options; they've been working finr for me for a long time noW: APT-GET UPDATE APT-GET -F -M UPGRADE or apt-get -f -m dist-upgrade HTH, --terry On Sat, Feb 15, 2003 at 10:45:27PM +1100, Shaun Oliver wrote: > hi, > why is it, when I try to upgrade debian woody with apt-get upgrade, > I get a size missmatch error. > at the moment, there's 122 packages want upgrading and I can't get any > more than half way or there abouts through it. > I get to the point where I've got around 47.2 mb of files to download > and it dies. > any help would be greatly appreciated. > yes I did initially do apt-get update > then apt-get upgrade. > but it keeps dying at that point. > thanks in advance. > > -- > Shaun Oliver > > > "We're upgrading /dev/null" > > > EMAIIL: shaun_oliver at optusnet.com.au > ICQ: 76958435 > MSN: blindman_2001 at hotmail.com > YAHOO: blindman01_2000 > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Name: Terry D. Cudney Phone: (705) 422-0039 E-mail: terry at CottageInWasaga.com Web: www.CottageInWasaga.com Having a smoking section in a restaurant is like... having a peeing sectionin a swimming pool. Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html