#639740 synaptic: crashes on start with window error

Package:
synaptic
Source:
synaptic
Description:
Graphical package manager
Submitter:
Roberto Guerra
Date:
2021-10-08 11:24:02 UTC
Severity:
important
#639740#5
Date:
2011-08-29 20:06:26 UTC
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Synaptic opens an error window on start saying:

E: The value 'experimental' is invalid for APT::Default-Release as such a release is not available in the sources
E: _cache->open() failed, please report.

by pressing the close button the program exits.
#639740#10
Date:
2011-09-08 08:33:06 UTC
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I solved by

1) re-enabling the experimental repos by editing the sources.list
2) apt-get update

the problem was that I had selected "Prefer distribution from:
experimental" but then I had disabled the experimental repos.

RG
#639740#15
Date:
2011-09-12 08:29:06 UTC
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Thanks for your bugreport and sorry for my slow reply.

It appears that apt got stricter about the default release. Did you
ever set up the apt pinning manually? Or did you use the internal
synaptic preference for setting the default release?

Thanks,
 Michael
#639740#20
Date:
2011-09-13 07:55:15 UTC
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Hi,

I had used the internal synaptic preference for setting the default release.


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#639740#25
Date:
2021-10-08 11:21:34 UTC
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Good morning

My problem is that I get this message when I start synaptic:
E: The value "buster" is not valid for APT::Default-Release as that distribution is not available in the sources.
E: _cache->open() failed, please report.

I have checked /etc/apt/ and no "buster" appears in any file.
My distribution is bullseye to which I migrated a few days ago.
Regards
Thanks
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