Bug#181071: acknowledged by developer (Re: apt: -o Dir::Cache::Archives can't specify "partial" differently)
Maybe Mike's solution works, I haven't tried it. In the meantime:
F> Why? Just make sure there's an empty partial/ directory on that cdrom. It
and if there just happens not to be, then we are out of luck
F> will never be used, and if it is, it'll break the moment apt will try to
make a directory that will never be used, just to please a
unconfigurable program.
And what if one has already burned and shipped the 1000 cd's ...
F> move whatever it downloaded into the cache, when the download is complete.
F> So even a symlink will never work anyway.
F> And if apt-zip doesn't add that partial directory, file a bug there, not
F> against apt.
I think they assumed a read-write medium.
Anyways, odd that you guys are so insistent that partial not be
allowed to be configured independently.
Maybe Mike's file: solution will work. I will try it next time someone
brings a CD to my remote location, about once a year...
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