Re: Bug#51396: apt-get source does not work as non-root
On Sat, 27 Nov 1999, Edward Betts wrote:
> $ apt-get source appindex
> Reading Package Lists... Done
> Building Dependency Tree... Done
> E: Archive directory /var/cache/apt/archives/partial is missing.
> E: Unable to find a source package for appindex
It does work as non-root, but it sounds like you have weird and/or wrong
permissions on /var/cache/apt/archives/partial or one of the sub
directories..
If you strace apt-get source as a user you should be able to see the exact
reason for the failure - probably a failing stat due to permissions.
Jason
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