Re: apt-cache
On Sun Apr 21, 2002 at 02:26:20AM -0700, ben wrote:
> 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!
Maybe try
dpkg --clear-avail
apt-get update
??
-CraigW
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