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Re: Why is /var/lib/apt/lists not in /var/cache?



Max Nikulin [2023-12-17 09:10:29] wrote:
> On 16/12/2023 22:59, Stefan Monnier wrote:
>> AFAICT, all of `/var/lib/apt/lists` is made of files fetched from
>> repositories, which APT will re-fetch if missing.
>> So, it sounds to me like it belongs in `/var/cache/apt/lists`, really.
> APT running by a regular user is unable to write to /var/cache/apt.

But neither is it able to write to `/var/lib/apt/lists`, AFAICT.


        Stefan


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