Bug#212489: marked as done (dselect: says using /var/cache/apt/available)
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From: Dan Jacobson <jidanni@jidanni.org>
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Subject: dselect: says using /var/cache/apt/available
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Package: dselect
Version: 1.10.10
Severity: minor
# dselect update
...
Replacing available packages info, using /var/cache/apt/available.
Huh?
# ls -l /var/cache/apt/available
ls: /var/cache/apt/available: No such file or directory
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Subject: Re: Bug#212489: dselect: says using /var/cache/apt/available
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On Wed, 24 Sep 2003, Dan Jacobson wrote:
> Package: dselect
> Version: 1.10.10
> Severity: minor
>
> # dselect update
> ...
> Replacing available packages info, using /var/cache/apt/available.
That file is a temporary file, created by apt. The temporary file is then
read by dpkg, to update it's database. The temp file is then removed.
Please don't file bugs when you have no clue.
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