Bug#241901: apt: E: Could not open lock file /var/cache/apt/archives/lock - open (2 No such file or directory)

[Matt Zimmerman <mdz@debian.org>]

On Sun, Apr 04, 2004 at 07:06:11PM +0200, Jan Minar wrote:

> On Sat, Apr 03, 2004 at 11:50:33AM -0800, Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> > On Sat, Apr 03, 2004 at 08:57:32PM +0200, Jan Minar wrote:
> > If you read the FHS more closely, you see that it only refers to the
> > deletion of _files_ under /var/cache, not directories.
> 
> Yap, You're right.  But as directory is a special kind of a file, the
> wording there is ambiguous, or misleading, at least (*I* was mislead).

The FHS uses these terms unambiguously; "file" refers to files, and
"directory" to directory.  "file (and|or) directory" is used to denote cases
which apply to both.  The implementation of these concepts is specific to
the filesystem in use, and beyond the scope of FHS.

> I'd suggest the progs being able to survive the deletion of *anything*
> under /var/cache, and FHS being worded more clearly.

I do not think this is necessary or particularly useful.  What is your
rationale?  The FHS guidelines allow you to free disk space by deleting
files there, but you gain almost nothing from removing the directories.

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 - mdz