Re: apt-cache as normal user behaves weird

[Raj Kiran Grandhi <grajkiran@gmail.com>]

LÉVAI Dániel wrote:
> Hi!
>
> Why could it be, that when I use apt-cache search as a normal user, its 
> output is only a subset of the one when I'm running it as root? 
>
> Like this:
> $ apt-cache search ia32
> ia32-libs - ia32 shared libraries for use on amd64 and ia64 systems
> # apt-cache search ia32
> elilo - Bootloader for systems using EFI-based firmware
> ia32-apt-get - Apt-get and dpkg wrapper for on-the-fly ia32-libs 
> conversion
> ia32-archive - Create a local archive of converted i386 debs for amd64 
> and ia64
> ia32-libs - ia32 shared libraries for use on amd64 and ia64 systems
> ia32-libs-gtk - GTK+ ia32 shared libraries
> ia32-libs-tools - Tools for converting i386 debs for amd64 and ia64
> refit - graphical boot menu for ia32 and x64 EFI systems
> microcode.ctl - Intel IA32/IA64 CPU Microcode Utility

Check the permissions of the files in /var/lib/apt/lists. My guess is 
that some of the files are readable only by root.

> Daniel


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