I'm not really sure, but I suppose that the default cache size used by apt became small for the amount of packages got by apt-get update. So the line below increased the cache size and allowed apt to work correctly again, for the cache available space now is enough. Some on the list could confirm if it is right? Cheers, Bruno. On Tue, 2003-01-14 at 10:38, Matt Price wrote: > thank you!!! that did it. so what exactly was the problem? > why/where/how did apt run out of room?? > > saved my butt, I really appreciate it! > m > > On Fri, Jan 10, 2003 at 03:17:35PM -0500, Bruno Diniz de Paula wrote: > > Hi Matt, > > > > try adding 'APT::Cache-Limit 25165824;' to your /etc/apt/apt.conf file. > > > > Cheers, > > Bruno. > > > > On Fri, 2003-01-10 at 15:13, Matt Price wrote: > > > hi, > > > > > > can someone parse this error for me? Got it while trying apt-get update: > > > > > > > > > Reading Package Lists... Error! > > > E: Dynamic MMap ran out of room > > > E: Error occured while processing kernel-image-2.4.18-hotplugforalsa > > > (NewVersion1) > > > E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/dpkg/status > > > E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. > > > > > > kernel-image-2.4.18-hotplugforalsa is a kernel I compiled myself > > > using the debian method. > > > > > > Thanks!!! > > > matt > > -- > > Bruno Diniz de Paula <diniz@cs.rutgers.edu> > > Rutgers University -- Bruno Diniz de Paula <diniz@cs.rutgers.edu> Rutgers University
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