Bug#431410: apt: Dynamic MMap ran out of room

[Jens Seidel <jensseidel@users.sf.net>]

Hi Victor,

On Mon, Jul 02, 2007 at 03:27:06PM +0400, Victor Porton wrote:
> Package: apt
> Version: 0.6.46.4-0.1
> Severity: grave
> Justification: renders package unusable
> 
> apt-get does not work anymore.
> 
> # apt-get install exim4
> Reading package lists... Error!
> E: Dynamic MMap ran out of room

You just have to increase APT::Cache-Limit. Try to add
APT::Cache-Limit 12582912;
in /etc/apt/apt.conf. Nevertheless I agree that APT should
increase the memory on it's own if required.

Jens