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Re: Package cache



Am 2007-08-21 11:26:26, schrieb Guus Sliepen:
> Well, it could be implemented with a FUSE daemon, that you mount over
> /usr for example, and which periodically fetches the Contents-<arch>.gz
> file from a mirror. It the uses the Contents file to generate directory
> listings. If some package tries to open() a file that is not already in
> the original /usr filesystem, it will look into the Contents file to
> determine which package contains the open()ed file, installs it, and
> then lets the open() continue. It can also track usage information this
> way. It's a daemon that you can start as root during boot, so users
> don't need special privileges. Also, if you stop the daemon, the
> original /usr filesystem becomes visible again, which can be used
> without problems.
> 
> I'm not going to implement this though.
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I have short checked the Contents-i386.gz from Sarge
and it contain 1.457.478 lines...

Which mean, you need at least those inodes availlable
otherwise you will run into heavy trouble.

Thanks, Greetings and nice Day
    Michelle Konzack
    Systemadministrator
    Tamay Dogan Network
    Debian GNU/Linux Consultant


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