Re: apt-cache

[ben <benfoley@rcn.com>]

On Sunday 21 April 2002 02:18 am, Satelle, StevenX wrote:
> Does anyone know how to clear the cache for apt. I dont mean /var/cache/apt
> I mean when I start to install some packages using dselect after making a
> mistake in the sources.list, it reads it into the cache but cant install.
> I've manualy gone in and unselected the packages put if I say install after
> that this what i'm returned:
> Reading Package Lists...
> Building Dependency Tree...
> 59 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
> Need to get 0B/24.7MB of archives. After unpacking 73.4MB will be used.
> Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
> Err file - a rake of package names it cant install despite saying it has
> nothing to install
>
> I cant clear this cache, I dont even know where it is getting it from. I've
> even tried a REBOOT! any help appreciated

post the error messages. everything you've posted here doesn't indicate what 
you're problem is about, and really doesn't give anyone a clue as to what the 
actual problem is. 

apart from that, are you really at intel? is intel encouraging its employees 
to run debian? alright!

ben


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