# Repository is broken: percona-release:amd64 (= 1.0-27.generic) has no Size information

**URL:** https://forums.percona.com/t/repository-is-broken-percona-release-amd64-1-0-27-generic-has-no-size-information/23637
**Category:** MySQL & MariaDB
**Tags:** percona
**Created:** [July 14, 2023, 3:55pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/repository-is-broken-percona-release-amd64-1-0-27-generic-has-no-size-information/23637 "2023-07-14T15:55:34Z")
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### Author: ![Gabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5daacb/32.png) [@Gabe](https://forums.percona.com/u/Gabe)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2023, 3:55pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/repository-is-broken-percona-release-amd64-1-0-27-generic-has-no-size-information/23637/1 "2023-07-14T15:55:34Z")

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Hi,

I am getting this error when I install percona release on debian focal. Here are the steps that lead to this error: `W: Repository is broken: percona-release:amd64 (= 1.0-27.generic) has no Size information`

1. curl -O [https://repo.percona.com/apt/percona-release\_latest.generic\_all.deb](https://repo.percona.com/apt/percona-release_latest.generic_all.deb)
2. apt install -y gnupg2 lsb-release ./percona-release\_latest.generic\_all.deb

Should I be concerned?

Thanks

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### Author: ![Vadim\_Yalovets](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.percona.com/vadim_yalovets/32/43_2.png) [@Vadim\_Yalovets](https://forums.percona.com/u/Vadim_Yalovets)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2023, 5:10pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/repository-is-broken-percona-release-amd64-1-0-27-generic-has-no-size-information/23637/2 "2023-07-14T17:10:18Z")

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Hi Gabe,

Could you provide an output of the next command?

```auto
apt list --installed | egrep 'gnupg2|lsb-release|percona'

```

e.g.  
 ![Screenshot 2023-07-14 at 20.09.06](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/percona1/original/2X/a/adfc86b686b684c3278ae4387cb8aae5b540210c.png)

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### Author: ![Gabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5daacb/32.png) [@Gabe](https://forums.percona.com/u/Gabe)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2023, 5:36pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/repository-is-broken-percona-release-amd64-1-0-27-generic-has-no-size-information/23637/3 "2023-07-14T17:36:19Z")

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Here you go:

```auto
apt list --installed | egrep 'gnupg2|lsb-release|percona'

WARNING: apt does not have a stable CLI interface. Use with caution in scripts.

gnupg2/focal-updates,focal-security,now 2.2.19-3ubuntu2.2 all [installed]
lsb-release/focal,now 11.1.0ubuntu2 all [installed]
percona-mysql-shell/unknown,now 8.0.33-1-1.focal amd64 [installed]
percona-release/stable,now 1.0-27.generic all [installed]
percona-server-client/unknown,now 8.0.31-23-1.focal amd64 [installed,upgradable to: 8.0.33-25-1.focal]
percona-server-common/unknown,now 8.0.31-23-1.focal amd64 [installed,upgradable to: 8.0.33-25-1.focal]
percona-server-server/unknown,now 8.0.31-23-1.focal amd64 [installed,upgradable to: 8.0.33-25-1.focal]
percona-toolkit/focal,now 3.1+dfsg-1.1 all [installed]
percona-xtrabackup-24/now 2.4.28-1.focal amd64 [installed,local]

```

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### Author: ![Vadim\_Yalovets](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.percona.com/vadim_yalovets/32/43_2.png) [@Vadim\_Yalovets](https://forums.percona.com/u/Vadim_Yalovets)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2023, 11:57am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/repository-is-broken-percona-release-amd64-1-0-27-generic-has-no-size-information/23637/4 "2023-07-15T11:57:05Z")

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So it’s already installed and percona repos are enabled.

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### Author: ![Gabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5daacb/32.png) [@Gabe](https://forums.percona.com/u/Gabe)
#### Post date: [July 17, 2023, 1:26pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/repository-is-broken-percona-release-amd64-1-0-27-generic-has-no-size-information/23637/5 "2023-07-17T13:26:18Z")

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Yes, everything installed and here are the enabled percona repos:

```auto
apt-cache policy | grep -i percona
 500 http://repo.percona.com/ps-80/apt focal/main amd64 Packages
     release v=1.0,o=Percona Development Team,n=focal,l=percona,c=main,b=amd64
     origin repo.percona.com
 500 http://repo.percona.com/prel/apt focal/main amd64 Packages
     release v=1.0,o=Percona Development Team,a=stable,n=focal,l=percona,c=main,b=amd64
     origin repo.percona.com

```

I just want to make sure the warning about the repository being broken is not a concern before I continue.

Thanks

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### Author: ![Vadim\_Yalovets](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.percona.com/vadim_yalovets/32/43_2.png) [@Vadim\_Yalovets](https://forums.percona.com/u/Vadim_Yalovets)
#### Post date: [July 17, 2023, 4:19pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/repository-is-broken-percona-release-amd64-1-0-27-generic-has-no-size-information/23637/6 "2023-07-17T16:19:55Z")

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Hi Gabe,

As repos were successfully enabled by the script, you may ignore the warning.  
BTW apt provides flag [AllowUnsizedPackages](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/2.2.3) to disable the warning.
