Update Packages Gives Error

Selecting the update packages button yields:

[https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/targets/bcm27xx/bcm2712/packages/packages.adb]
 [https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/aarch64_cortex-a76/base/packages.adb]
 [https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/targets/bcm27xx/bcm2712/kmods/6.6.71-1-ef49ef1f4d2e1ebcd84ddb229bb855f2/packages.adb]
 [https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/aarch64_cortex-a76/luci/packages.adb]
 [https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/aarch64_cortex-a76/packages/packages.adb]
 [https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/aarch64_cortex-a76/routing/packages.adb]
 [https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/aarch64_cortex-a76/telephony/packages.adb]
 [https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/aarch64_cortex-a76/video/packages.adb]
8 unavailable, 0 stale; 155 distinct packages available

And a bunch of errors:

fetch https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/targets/bcm27xx/bcm2712/packages/packages.adb
WARNING: updating and opening https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/targets/bcm27xx/bcm2712/packages/packages.adb: remote server returned error (try 'apk update')
fetch https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/aarch64_cortex-a76/base/packages.adb
WARNING: updating and opening https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/aarch64_cortex-a76/base/packages.adb: remote server returned error (try 'apk update')
fetch https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/targets/bcm27xx/bcm2712/kmods/6.6.71-1-ef49ef1f4d2e1ebcd84ddb229bb855f2/packages.adb
WARNING: updating and opening https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/targets/bcm27xx/bcm2712/kmods/6.6.71-1-ef49ef1f4d2e1ebcd84ddb229bb855f2/packages.adb: remote server returned error (try 'apk update')
fetch https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/aarch64_cortex-a76/luci/packages.adb
WARNING: updating and opening https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/aarch64_cortex-a76/luci/packages.adb: remote server returned error (try 'apk update')
fetch https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/aarch64_cortex-a76/packages/packages.adb
WARNING: updating and opening https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/aarch64_cortex-a76/packages/packages.adb: remote server returned error (try 'apk update')
fetch https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/aarch64_cortex-a76/routing/packages.adb
WARNING: updating and opening https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/aarch64_cortex-a76/routing/packages.adb: remote server returned error (try 'apk update')
fetch https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/aarch64_cortex-a76/telephony/packages.adb
WARNING: updating and opening https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/aarch64_cortex-a76/telephony/packages.adb: remote server returned error (try 'apk update')
fetch https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/aarch64_cortex-a76/video/packages.adb
WARNING: updating and opening https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/aarch64_cortex-a76/video/packages.adb: remote server returned error (try 'apk update')

Can anyone provide any guidance?

To provide part of my own answer, it looks like snapshot does not have HTTPS installed. I went into Configure apk and changed all the HTTPS to HTTP. Now update lists yields:

[http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/targets/bcm27xx/bcm2712/packages/packages.adb]
 [http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/aarch64_cortex-a76/base/packages.adb]
 [http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/targets/bcm27xx/bcm2712/kmods/6.6.71-1-ef49ef1f4d2e1ebcd84ddb229bb855f2/packages.adb]
 [http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/aarch64_cortex-a76/luci/packages.adb]
 [http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/aarch64_cortex-a76/packages/packages.adb]
 [http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/aarch64_cortex-a76/routing/packages.adb]
 [http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/aarch64_cortex-a76/telephony/packages.adb]
 [http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/aarch64_cortex-a76/video/packages.adb]
OK: 10876 distinct packages available

But still a few errors:

fetch http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/targets/bcm27xx/bcm2712/packages/packages.adb
fetch http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/aarch64_cortex-a76/base/packages.adb
fetch http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/targets/bcm27xx/bcm2712/kmods/6.6.71-1-ef49ef1f4d2e1ebcd84ddb229bb855f2/packages.adb
fetch http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/aarch64_cortex-a76/luci/packages.adb
fetch http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/aarch64_cortex-a76/packages/packages.adb
fetch http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/aarch64_cortex-a76/routing/packages.adb
fetch http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/aarch64_cortex-a76/telephony/packages.adb
fetch http://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/packages/aarch64_cortex-a76/video/packages.adb

Those aren't errors, they are just apk growing pains that will be fixed in the next month or two. Ignore them for now.

Ignorance is my superpower. Thank you.

I don't know about that, it seems pretty natural to assume that when LuCI say "Error" that it's an error. :grinning: This is just one of those times where things are slightly broken and it's not.

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