Bug#401980: apt segfaults if /var/cache/apt/*.bin are present
On Tue 12/26, Ahmad Khayyat <akhayyat@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> removing /var/cache/apt/*.bin allows me to have one pleasant
> encounter with apt, not more. So, currently I added 'rm
> /var/cache/apt/*.bin' to my daily wakeup tasks (those include
> brushing my teeth), which has the effect of me staying late in
> bed.
I'm running Debian on a good ol' regular PC... And experiencing the same problem. Some days it's worse than others, haven't figured out what the cause is, though.
However, cutting back a bit on the apt repositories seemed to help, so it seems to be linked either to cache size, or some dodgy archive lists.
At any rate, I have a script that updates the package lists, and then does a dselect-upgrade in download-only mode. I just added the rm command to the start of the script, so it kills the *.bin files, and then goes its regular nightly activities.
Fredderic
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