On Ma, 17 mai 11, 11:34:05, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > I had to clear the /var/lib/dpkg/available file (it is now empty). > I've done: > > $ sudo apt-get update [...] > So, nothing has been downloaded and the /var/lib/dpkg/available file > is still empty. Nothing in the /var/lib/dpkg/updates directory either. > > Is this a problem with the mirror or is there something else to do? AFAIK apt calls dpkg to do the actual package installation, but other then that they are quite disconnected. I see no reason for apt to touch /var/lib/dpkg/available or /var/lib/dpkg/updates. What exactly are you trying to achieve? Regards, Andrei -- Offtopic discussions among Debian users and developers: http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/d-community-offtopic
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