Solved -MX Package installer - Debian backport tab package list loading fails

[sivaraj]

Under MX package installer tool, choosing the <Debian backport> tab does not work properly.
While selecting the <Debian backport> tab , it pops up a window <Downloading package info> .
But this pop up window crashes after few seconds and tab highlight switches to <popular application> tab but without any list.
All other tabs package listings loads properly.
Only the <Debian backport> tab package loading/listing fails.

[richb]

It is working OK here. Please post your system information. Quick System Info. Place the result in code tags by clicking </> at the top of the post dialog after highlighting the text. "<code>text</code>"

[sivaraj]

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System:
  Host: sgs Kernel: 4.13.0-1-686-pae i686 bits: 32 Desktop: Xfce 4.12.3 
  Distro: MX-17.1_386 Horizon December 15  2017 
Machine:
  Type: Desktop Mobo: ASUSTeK model: M5A78L-M LX V2 v: Rev X.0x 
  serial: <root required> BIOS: American Megatrends v: 0902 date: 03/26/2012 
CPU:
  Topology: Dual Core model: AMD Phenom II X2 555 bits: 64 type: MCP 
  L2 cache: 1024 KiB 
  Speed: 3200 MHz min/max: 800/3200 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 3200 2: 800 
Graphics:
  Device-1: AMD Turks LE [Radeon HD 5570/6510/7510/8510] driver: radeon 
  v: kernel 
  Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.19.2 driver: ati,radeon 
  unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa resolution: 1440x900~60Hz 
  OpenGL: renderer: Gallium 0.4 on AMD TURKS (DRM 2.50.0 / 4.13.0-1-686-pae 
  LLVM 3.9.1) 
  v: 3.3 Mesa 13.0.6 
Audio:
  Device-1: AMD SBx00 Azalia driver: snd_hda_intel 
  Device-2: AMD Turks HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 6500/6600 / 6700M Series] 
  driver: snd_hda_intel 
  Sound Server: ALSA v: k4.13.0-1-686-pae 
Network:
  Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet 
  driver: r8169 
  IF: eth0 state: down mac: 30:85:a9:48:a8:a4 
  Device-2: Ralink RT2870/RT3070 Wireless Adapter type: USB 
  driver: rt2800usb 
  IF: wlan0 state: up mac: f8:d1:11:0b:b8:41 
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 1.82 TiB used: 1.44 TiB (79.1%) 
  ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Western Digital model: WD20EZRZ-00Z5HB0 
  size: 1.82 TiB 
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 68.25 GiB used: 40.73 GiB (59.7%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda11 
  ID-2: swap-1 size: 4.56 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda12 
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 49.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: radeon temp: 51 C 
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A 
Repos:
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/antix.list 
  1: deb http://iso.mxrepo.com/antix/stretch/ stretch main
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list 
  1: deb http://ftp.sg.debian.org/debian/ stretch-updates main contrib non-free
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list 
  1: deb http://ftp.sg.debian.org/debian/ stretch main contrib non-free
  2: deb http://security.debian.org/ stretch/updates main contrib non-free
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.list 
  1: deb http://mxrepo.com/mx/repo/ stretch main non-free
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/various.list 
Info:
  Processes: 189 Uptime: 1h 23m Memory: 3.95 GiB used: 1.94 GiB (49.1%) 
  Shell: bash inxi: 3.0.25 

[sivaraj]

Same problem with X64 version also.
Package loading fails only with Debian backports

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System:    Host: mx Kernel: 4.15.0-1-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: Xfce 4.12.3 
           Distro: MX-17.1_x64 Horizon March 14  2018 
Machine:   Type: Desktop Mobo: ASUSTeK model: M5A78L-M LX V2 v: Rev X.0x serial: <root required> 
           BIOS: American Megatrends v: 0902 date: 03/26/2012 
CPU:       Topology: Dual Core model: AMD Phenom II X2 555 bits: 64 type: MCP L2 cache: 1024 KiB 
           Speed: 800 MHz min/max: 800/3200 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 2100 2: 800 
Graphics:  Device-1: AMD Turks LE [Radeon HD 5570/6510/7510/8510] driver: radeon v: kernel 
           Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.19.2 driver: ati,radeon unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa 
           resolution: 1440x900~60Hz 
           OpenGL: renderer: Gallium 0.4 on AMD TURKS (DRM 2.50.0 / 4.15.0-1-amd64 LLVM 3.9.1) 
           v: 3.3 Mesa 13.0.6 
Audio:     Device-1: AMD SBx00 Azalia driver: snd_hda_intel 
           Device-2: AMD Turks HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 6500/6600 / 6700M Series] 
           driver: snd_hda_intel 
           Sound Server: ALSA v: k4.15.0-1-amd64 
Network:   Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet driver: r8169 
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: 30:85:a9:48:a8:a4 
           Device-2: Ralink RT2870/RT3070 Wireless Adapter type: USB driver: rt2800usb 
           IF: wlan0 state: up mac: f8:d1:11:0b:b8:41 
Drives:    Local Storage: total: 29.82 GiB used: 9.41 GiB (31.6%) 
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: 2.5 SATA SSD 3ME size: 29.82 GiB 
Partition: ID-1: / size: 27.22 GiB used: 9.41 GiB (34.6%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1 
           ID-2: swap-1 size: 2.00 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda2 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 52.9 C mobo: N/A gpu: radeon temp: 52 C 
           Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A 
Repos:     Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/antix.list 
           1: deb http://it.mxrepo.com/antix/stretch/ stretch main
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list 
           1: deb http://mirror.poliwangi.ac.id/debian/ stretch-updates main contrib non-free
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list 
           1: deb http://mirror.poliwangi.ac.id/debian/ stretch main contrib non-free
           2: deb http://security.debian.org/ stretch/updates main contrib non-free
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.list 
           1: deb http://it.mxrepo.com/mx/repo/ stretch main non-free
           No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/various.list 
Info:      Processes: 179 Uptime: 12m Memory: 3.85 GiB used: 1.15 GiB (29.9%) Shell: init 
           inxi: 3.0.25 

[Adrian]

Debian backports come from this repo ftp://ftp.us.debian.org so it might be a temporary issue with the site, although I personally didn't have problem with it today. Give it some time.

[sivaraj]

I checked with synaptic package manager by enabling the stretch-backports in the repository list.
( http://deb.debian.org/debian/ stretch-backports main )
It reloads the package list without error after enable.

Disabled back the stretch-backports under Synaptics Package Manager > Repositiories

Rechecked the Mx Package installer and its behavior is same.
The pops up window <Downloading package info> crashes or prematurely closes like time out.

My observation is other four tabs are loading the list properly . Only the Debian Backports tab fails

[sivaraj]

This <Downloading package info> crash still persist.
But if I keep on retry for several attempts it load the package list.
It is not consistent how many retry.
My observation is that if the package loading progress bar full swipe happens 7 or more times it loads the packages.
Anything under it crashes without package information.
Something like time out.But did not report any error
Attached are screenshots .

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2_pop up window crashes.png

3_package_list_shows_after_several_attempt.png