Error when running sudo apt-get update on build 14372

[nlbao]

Hi,
My Windows 10 Pro Insider Preview Build Number: 14372.rs1_release.160620-2342
I ran Bash as an Admin, and running sudo apt-get update returns the following error:

0% [Working]http: ../sysdeps/posix/getaddrinfo.c:2583: getaddrinfo: Assertion `(__extension__ ({ 
const struct in6_addr *__a = (const struct in6_addr *) (sin6->sin6_addr.__in6_u.__u6_addr32); 
__a->__in6_u.__u6_addr32[0] == 0 && __a->__in6_u.__u6_addr32[1] == 0 && 
__a->__in6_u.__u6_addr32[2] == __bswap_32 (0xffff); }))' failed.
E: Method http has died unexpectedly!
E: Sub-process http received signal 6.

[Manouchehri]

Can you post an strace? e.g. sudo strace apt-get update

Does curl http://google.com work either?

[nlbao]

This is the output of sudo strace apt-get update: log.txt
Yes, 'curl http://google.com' works fine.

[Manouchehri]

The log you posted seems to be successful? I don't see any SIGABRT (signal 6).

write(1, "\rReading package lists... Done\r", 31) = 31

[nlbao]

Hi, I found a solution: just running sudo apt-get update a few times, and the error gone, that why the about log is successful.

[zths]

Go /etc/hosts and Append "127.0.0.1 【Your Computer Name】" to fix this problem.

[benhillis]

You can also remove /etc/hosts and restart bash.exe to generate a version that contains your hostname.

[Gowee]

Update: Apr 4, 2017
I am now still troubled by this problem. I find that it just occasionally works or misbehaves regardless of whether zths's solution is applied or not.

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Update: Apr 4, 2017
For some reason, I start to use BoW again while meeting the same problem again. This time zths's solution makes it work well. (

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Exactly the same problem on my 14936.rs_prerelease. Existed at least since the last Windows version.
@zths 's solution does not work.

[zwcloud]

There is a warning message when I tried to sudo apt get xxx: sudo: unable to resolve host Computer_Name.
zths 's solution works for me!

[Abdelhamidkassem]

I'm new user in using linux on windows and trying to type
sudo
but i got error unable to resolve host and i don't know exactly what to do, could you help me?
@zths @benhillis

[benhillis]

Could you try removing /etc/hosts and relaunching bash?

[Abdelhamidkassem]

@benhillis thanks for your reply but I can't remove it !
rm: remove write-protected regular file ‘hosts’? Y rm: cannot remove ‘hosts’: Permission denied

[benhillis]

@Abdelhamidkassem - have you tried sudo rm /etc/hosts

[Abdelhamidkassem]

Yeah it works well now, Thanks 👍
@benhillis

[ac1982]

Same issue on windows 10 v1607, even rebuild hosts by sudo rm /etc/hosts then restart bash.
And no problem with curl --head https://www.google.com, it works and get right response.

Windows: 10 V1607, OS 14393.953
Last Update: 15 Mar, 2017.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS
Release: 14.04
Codename: trusty