Bug#661947: apt-get clean deletes /var/cache/apt/*.bin

[Julian Andres Klode <jak@debian.org>]

On Fri, Mar 02, 2012 at 01:28:53PM -0800, Vagrant Cascadian wrote:
> Package: apt
> Version: 0.8.15.9
> Severity: normal
> 
> when i run apt-get clean, it deletes the files /var/cache/apt/pkgcache.bin and
> /var/cache/apt/srcpkgcache.bin.
> 
> this also applies to the version in experimental (0.8.16~exp12), but the
> version in squeeze (0.8.10.3+squeeze1) doesn't exhibit this behavior.
> 
> is this an intentional change? 

Removing the cache files in update/clean helps if your cache files
became corrupted somehow.

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Julian Andres Klode  - Debian Developer, Ubuntu Member

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