Ubuntu Linode mirror error: File has unexpected size.

What is the problem with Ubuntu (Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS) Linode mirror ???

apt update result.

Hit:1 http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu focal InRelease
Hit:2 http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu focal-backports InRelease
Get:3 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security InRelease [114 kB]
Get:4 http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu focal-updates InRelease [114 kB]
Get:5 http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu focal-updates/main amd64 Packages [1,750 kB]
Get:6 http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu focal-updates/main amd64 c-n-f Metadata [15.0 kB]
Ign:6 http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu focal-updates/main amd64 c-n-f Metadata
Ign:8 http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu focal-updates/universe amd64 c-n-f Metadata
Get:6 http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu focal-updates/main amd64 c-n-f Metadata [15.0 kB]
Err:6 http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu focal-updates/main amd64 c-n-f Metadata
File has unexpected size (14960 != 14968). Mirror sync in progress? [IP: 2a01:7e00:1::b24f:af37 80]
Hashes of expected file:

  • Filesize:14968 [weak]
  • SHA256:17912a4db356921c8e87279bf202b8ff98dd9999cd677953df4957998393fc93
  • SHA1:86e0749324e79f9f3b356b5b5d5dc8bbe0d39b91 [weak]
  • MD5Sum:255277df780feb353180c9f71da47fa4 [weak]
    Release file created at: Thu, 05 May 2022 13:37:18 +0000
    Get:8 http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu focal-updates/universe amd64 c-n-f Metadata [20.7 kB]
    Err:8 http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu focal-updates/universe amd64 c-n-f Metadata

Fetched 248 kB in 1s (401 kB/s)
Reading package lists… Done
E: Failed to fetch http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu/dists/focal-updates/main/cnf/Commands-amd64.xz File has unexpected size (14960 != 14968). Mirror sync in progress? [IP:
2a01:7e00:1::b24f:af37 80]
Hashes of expected file:
- Filesize:14968 [weak]
- SHA256:17912a4db356921c8e87279bf202b8ff98dd9999cd677953df4957998393fc93
- SHA1:86e0749324e79f9f3b356b5b5d5dc8bbe0d39b91 [weak]
- MD5Sum:255277df780feb353180c9f71da47fa4 [weak]
Release file created at: Thu, 05 May 2022 13:37:18 +0000
E: Failed to fetch http://mirrors.linode.com/ubuntu/dists/focal-updates/universe/cnf/Commands-amd64.xz
E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

2 Replies

After about an hour it is gone, my be the mirrors was in updating.. weird!

There was an issue with one of Linode’s mirrors. I submitted a ticket to staff and they quickly escalated the issue.

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