RE: apt-cache
I work in intel (contracter) but this is a machine at home. I have explicit
instructions (read warnings) not to attempt to put a linux machine on the
intel network. However I will be providing limited support for linux (I work
on the helpdesk) from next week. Only machines that connect to intel accross
the web using vpn. but its a start
I see I explained myself badly with my problem, I'd created a Packages.gz
for some local debs using dpkg-scanpackages, made a typo in it and didnt
notice until after i'd aded it to sources.list and ran apt-get update and
tried to install some packages from it. Then I couldnt get rid of the
packages even after commenting out the listing from sources.list and running
apt-get update again. Then while getting the log I found out what is wrong.
My fixed Packages.gz still has the wrong path in it! I'll fix that and if I
cant fix it i'll be back!
-----Original Message-----
From: ben [mailto:benfoley@rcn.com]
Sent: 21 April 2002 10:26
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: apt-cache
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!
ben
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