Skypeforlinux - File has unexpected size (2248 != 2466)

[jerry baker]

Hello. Newbie here. Installed a month ago. Updated twice without incident. And then ... I'd appreciate any suggestions. And thanks.

"
===========================
Install Updates Error log
===========================
Install Updates could not fetch the package cache information lists.
Go to https://www.freecinema2022.gq/forums/ and paste the log below into a new or existing thread for assistance.

============ Log ===========

Get:1 https://repo.skype.com/deb stable InRelease [4,487 B]
Hit:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Get:3 http://mirror.unlockforus.com/linuxlite diamond InRelease [2,104 B]
Get:4 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease [83.2 kB]
Get:5 http://repo.steampowered.com/steam precise InRelease [2,842 B]
Hit:6 http://repository.spotify.com stable InRelease
Hit:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net/otto-kesselgulasch/gimp/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Get:8 https://repo.skype.com/deb stable/main amd64 Packages [2,472 B]
Err:8 https://repo.skype.com/deb stable/main amd64 Packages
  File has unexpected size (2248 != 2472). Mirror sync in progress? [IP: 23.60.72.39 443]
  Hashes of expected file:
  - Filesize:2472 [weak]
  - SHA512:87cfd31de74b21ae0b5f7b34ea15ebfdfe7cab2d88c50aebd6473247a612130731e9fcebade54209183e753ef3ed19f8c824ce8a829e3e1c3dba59d56c5431cd
  - SHA256:11376d414434d119ca18a2e9362f992fa48c0c696ad6b32c3c8c7c6164a8c9ee
  - SHA1:fee49ad138e872120babb70f61cb3bda46bcee53 [weak]
  - MD5Sum:12193012a30193d9b5dc553ee90b3f6b [weak]
  Release file created at: Sun, 23 Sep 2018 19:36:19 +0000
Get:9 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease [88.7 kB]
Hit:10 http://ppa.launchpad.net/tails-team/tail...ler/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Get:11 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease [10.2 kB]
Get:12 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease [74.6 kB]
Get:13 http://mirror.unlockforus.com/linuxlite diamond/main amd64 Packages [13.1 kB]
Get:14 http://repo.steampowered.com/steam precise/steam Sources [550 B]
Get:15 http://repo.steampowered.com/steam precise/steam i386 Packages [803 B]
Get:16 http://repo.steampowered.com/steam precise/steam amd64 Packages [606 B]
Get:17 http://ppa.launchpad.net/teejee2008/ppa/ubuntu bionic InRelease [15.4 kB]
Get:18 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/main i386 Packages [134 kB]
Get:19 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/main amd64 Packages [168 kB]
Get:20 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/main Translation-en [63.6 kB]
Get:21 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/universe i386 Packages [66.7 kB]
Get:22 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/universe amd64 Packages [66.8 kB]
Get:23 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/universe Translation-en [39.3 kB]
Get:24 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/multiverse i386 Packages [1,608 B]
Get:25 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/multiverse amd64 Packages [1,444 B]
Get:26 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main i386 Packages [292 kB]
Get:27 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64 Packages [328 kB]
Get:28 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main Translation-en [125 kB]
Get:29 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/universe i386 Packages [199 kB]
Get:30 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu bionic/partner i386 Packages [2,304 B]
Get:31 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/universe amd64 Packages [199 kB]
Get:32 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/universe Translation-en [94.1 kB]
Get:33 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/multiverse amd64 Packages [4,180 B]
Get:34 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/multiverse i386 Packages [4,336 B]
Get:35 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/multiverse Translation-en [2,740 B]
Get:36 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu bionic/partner amd64 Packages [2,300 B]
Get:37 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports/universe i386 Packages [2,848 B]
Get:38 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports/universe amd64 Packages [2,852 B]
Get:39 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports/universe Translation-en [1,200 B]
Get:40 http://ppa.launchpad.net/teejee2008/ppa/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages [1,944 B]
Get:41 http://ppa.launchpad.net/teejee2008/ppa/ubuntu bionic/main i386 Packages [1,940 B]
Fetched 2,101 kB in 3s (672 kB/s)
Reading package lists...
E: Failed to fetch https://repo.skype.com/deb/dists/stable/...ckages.bz2  File has unexpected size (2248 != 2472). Mirror sync in progress? [IP: 23.60.72.39 443]
  Hashes of expected file:
    - Filesize:2472 [weak]
    - SHA512:87cfd31de74b21ae0b5f7b34ea15ebfdfe7cab2d88c50aebd6473247a612130731e9fcebade54209183e753ef3ed19f8c824ce8a829e3e1c3dba59d56c5431cd
    - SHA256:11376d414434d119ca18a2e9362f992fa48c0c696ad6b32c3c8c7c6164a8c9ee
    - SHA1:fee49ad138e872120babb70f61cb3bda46bcee53 [weak]
    - MD5Sum:12193012a30193d9b5dc553ee90b3f6b [weak]
  Release file created at: Sun, 23 Sep 2018 19:36:19 +0000
E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
"

[bitsnpcs]

Hello jerry baker,
Welcome to the forum
This may be the solution you are looking for -
https://www.freecinema2022.gq/forums/insta.../#msg43319

[jerry baker]

Thanks bitsnpcs. I followed each step on https://www.freecinema2022.gq/forums/insta.../#msg43319, ending with the complete removal of Skype from Synaptic. Each step ended with No joy. I'm still getting error msgs. Do I need to refresh something, or ??? I'm going to try a clean restart and give updating another shot. Thanks again. ... jerry

[bitsnpcs]

How did it go on the clean restart and updates, any error log ?

[jerry baker]

I got another error log. I don't have a diff between them. At the end of Jerry's post on how to fix Software Updates, he writes:

"Skype was removed as the clean removes partially downloaded packages, as per the error info, which says it is Skype that was partially downloaded. If you reinstall Skype then using [member=2]Jerry[/member] solution."

Was I supposed to reinstall Skype? I didn't, yet. Is the "[member=2]Jerry[/member] solution" to then follow the same steps, after reinstalling Skype?
Here's my current error log, and thanks again:

===========================
Install Updates Error log
===========================
Install Updates could not fetch the package cache information lists.
Go to https://www.freecinema2022.gq/forums/ and paste the log below into a new or existing thread for assistance.

============ Log ===========

Get:1 https://repo.skype.com/deb stable InRelease [4,487 B]
Hit:2 http://repo.steampowered.com/steam precise InRelease
Hit:3 http://mirror.unlockforus.com/linuxlite diamond InRelease
Hit:4 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:5 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease
Hit:6 http://repository.spotify.com stable InRelease
Get:7 https://repo.skype.com/deb stable/main amd64 Packages [2,475 B]
Err:7 https://repo.skype.com/deb stable/main amd64 Packages
  File has unexpected size (2248 != 2475). Mirror sync in progress? [IP: 23.44.160.39 443]
  Hashes of expected file:
  - Filesize:2475 [weak]
  - SHA512:75cce67a942234f9b9c6ee237f645b5a46af727ac2cfe9300b3b6031c05384086e2059480715a1c3d5fda87e93c5b8270fb78a1b61f27af27a5b1fbebbb5c92f
  - SHA256:c9d50a242c2220998363e0bb900478ebd2f0c796c26538353f410f268bdea2de
  - SHA1:6679cb2d3bdfbc38cb83fa65a13bbf357b6ac374 [weak]
  - MD5Sum:46cedc57d3924f9f24a862a8d84566f4 [weak]
  Release file created at: Sun, 23 Sep 2018 21:01:18 +0000
Hit:8 http://ppa.launchpad.net/otto-kesselgulasch/gimp/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:9 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease
Hit:10 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease
Hit:11 http://ppa.launchpad.net/tails-team/tail...ler/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:12 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:13 http://ppa.launchpad.net/teejee2008/ppa/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Fetched 4,487 B in 2s (2,045 B/s)
Reading package lists...
E: Failed to fetch https://repo.skype.com/deb/dists/stable/...ckages.bz2  File has unexpected size (2248 != 2475). Mirror sync in progress? [IP: 23.44.160.39 443]
  Hashes of expected file:
    - Filesize:2475 [weak]
    - SHA512:75cce67a942234f9b9c6ee237f645b5a46af727ac2cfe9300b3b6031c05384086e2059480715a1c3d5fda87e93c5b8270fb78a1b61f27af27a5b1fbebbb5c92f
    - SHA256:c9d50a242c2220998363e0bb900478ebd2f0c796c26538353f410f268bdea2de
    - SHA1:6679cb2d3bdfbc38cb83fa65a13bbf357b6ac374 [weak]
    - MD5Sum:46cedc57d3924f9f24a862a8d84566f4 [weak]
  Release file created at: Sun, 23 Sep 2018 21:01:18 +0000
E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

[bitsnpcs]

Hold down your Ctrl key and Alt key and press t , to open your terminal.

Copy/paste or type in to your terminal -

Code:

sudo apt-get purge skype

type your password when asked

press enter

once completed
type in to your terminal -

Code:

exit

Navigate through Menu>System>Lite Software
select to install Skype from here.

Once completed run Menu>Favorites>Install Updates.

If you have an error then hold down the Ctrl and Alt keys and press t
copy/paste or type [member=2]Jerry[/member] instructions (shown below) in to your terminal

Code:

wget https://repo.skype.com/data/SKYPE-GPG-KEY

press enter

then copy/paste or type in to your terminal

Code:

sudo apt-key add SKYPE-GPG-KEY

press enter
type your password when requested.
press enter.

Type in to your terminal

Code:

exit

Try Menu>Favorites>Install Updates  to see if there are errors.

[jerry baker]

I followed your instructions. Skype reinstalled without errors. Updating yielded another error log. So I followed the other copy/pastes and after the SKYPE-GPG-KEY instruction yielded OK, I again tried updating and got another error log. So  ???. Seems circular. Again:

===========================
Install Updates Error log
===========================
Install Updates could not fetch the package cache information lists.
Go to https://www.freecinema2022.gq/forums/ and paste the log below into a new or existing thread for assistance.

============ Log ===========

Hit:1 http://repo.steampowered.com/steam precise InRelease
Get:2 https://repo.skype.com/deb stable InRelease [4,487 B]
Hit:3 http://repository.spotify.com stable InRelease
Hit:4 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:5 http://mirror.unlockforus.com/linuxlite diamond InRelease
Get:6 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease [83.2 kB]
Hit:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net/otto-kesselgulasch/gimp/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Get:8 https://repo.skype.com/deb stable/main amd64 Packages [2,477 B]
Err:8 https://repo.skype.com/deb stable/main amd64 Packages
  File has unexpected size (2459 != 2477). Mirror sync in progress? [IP: 23.60.72.39 443]
  Hashes of expected file:
  - Filesize:2477 [weak]
  - SHA512:cfcccb58036f220b82d9f4eeaab6a9106355577d124fa63d98358750767d3a8a98a1553a9d264975a04b977c53fe79610b59444fc357a1f65a99bc6ab18d925e
  - SHA256:c8514714a93af11a5d998af4a262a15cb97c7d7773373a75e50809d831f1868f
  - SHA1:4d6d0623fec7fed71a84446b7059ad00ccf08760 [weak]
  - MD5Sum:5c51c6704546dcf59b46ae28a956eeb4 [weak]
  Release file created at: Sun, 23 Sep 2018 21:56:19 +0000
Get:9 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease [88.7 kB]
Hit:10 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:11 http://ppa.launchpad.net/tails-team/tail...ler/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Get:12 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease [74.6 kB]
Hit:13 http://ppa.launchpad.net/teejee2008/ppa/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Fetched 251 kB in 2s (115 kB/s)
Reading package lists...
E: Failed to fetch https://repo.skype.com/deb/dists/stable/...ckages.bz2  File has unexpected size (2459 != 2477). Mirror sync in progress? [IP: 23.60.72.39 443]
  Hashes of expected file:
    - Filesize:2477 [weak]
    - SHA512:cfcccb58036f220b82d9f4eeaab6a9106355577d124fa63d98358750767d3a8a98a1553a9d264975a04b977c53fe79610b59444fc357a1f65a99bc6ab18d925e
    - SHA256:c8514714a93af11a5d998af4a262a15cb97c7d7773373a75e50809d831f1868f
    - SHA1:4d6d0623fec7fed71a84446b7059ad00ccf08760 [weak]
    - MD5Sum:5c51c6704546dcf59b46ae28a956eeb4 [weak]
  Release file created at: Sun, 23 Sep 2018 21:56:19 +0000
E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

[bitsnpcs]

Hello jerry baker,
Thank you for your patience.
can you do this -

hold down Ctrl and Alt keys and press t, to open your terminal.
Copy/paste or type in to your terminal

Code:

sudo apt-get clean

type your password when requested
press enter.
You may need to run this more than once like [member=6123]thoughtinstinct[/member] done to solve it.

Then repeat all of my above (previous) post, are there errors ?

[jerry baker]

ran "sudo apt-get clean" nine times, just to be really anal

ran "sudo apt-get purge skype"
which yielded:
"Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree     
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package skype"

Navigated through Menu>System>Lite Software
Selected Install Software
Five packages were listed. Skype was NOT among them.
Dropbox, iDevices..., Password..., Remote..., & Teamviewer are. But, alas and as always, NO Skype.

No point in going on from there to the inevitable Error Log. Maybe there's a clue in "Unable to locate package skype"? Maybe not!
I can live without Skype, but I cannot trust an OS that cannot update, especially Security Updates. Any alternative suggestions?  8) jerry

[bitsnpcs]

As there is now No Skype on your system there should also now be no Skype related errors in the log.

You can if you prefer (an alternative suggestion) update in the terminal by

Code:

sudo apt-get update

then

Code:

sudo apt-get upgrade

The first command discovers available updates, the second command applies/installs those updates to your system.