Re: "Dynamic MMap ran out of room"

[Rob Benton <rob.benton@conwaycorp.net>]

Mr. Jan Hearthstone wrote:
>    I am geting a mesage from "apt-get" that: ...
>    "Reading Package Lists... Error!
>    E: Dynamic MMap ran out of room
>    E: Read error - read (14 Bad address)
>    E: The package lists or status file could not be
> parsed or opened."
>
>    I don't get any xwindows, so whatever I am going to
> do to at least salvage some of my files will have to
> happen from the consoles.
>   What should I do?
>   Thanks, Hearthstone.


Set the APT::Cache-Limit attribute in /etc/apt/apt.conf to a very high 
number.