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| From | Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.debian.user |
| Subject | Re: Why is /var/lib/apt/lists not in /var/cache? |
| Date | 2023-12-17 06:10 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <HLRzz-e7Hw-1@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
| References | <HLFoK-e0lr-9@gated-at.bofh.it> <HLOV3-e62e-1@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| Organization | linux.* mail to news gateway |
Max Nikulin [2023-12-17 09:10:29] wrote:
> On 16/12/2023 22:59, Stefan Monnier wrote:
>> AFAICT, all of `/var/lib/apt/lists` is made of files fetched from
>> repositories, which APT will re-fetch if missing.
>> So, it sounds to me like it belongs in `/var/cache/apt/lists`, really.
> APT running by a regular user is unable to write to /var/cache/apt.
But neither is it able to write to `/var/lib/apt/lists`, AFAICT.
Stefan
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Why is /var/lib/apt/lists not in /var/cache? Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2023-12-16 17:10 +0100
Re: Why is /var/lib/apt/lists not in /var/cache? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2023-12-16 18:40 +0100
Re: Why is /var/lib/apt/lists not in /var/cache? Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2023-12-16 19:00 +0100
Re: Why is /var/lib/apt/lists not in /var/cache? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2023-12-17 06:20 +0100
Re: Why is /var/lib/apt/lists not in /var/cache? Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2023-12-17 07:10 +0100
Re: Why is /var/lib/apt/lists not in /var/cache? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2023-12-17 19:40 +0100
Re: Why is /var/lib/apt/lists not in /var/cache? Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2023-12-17 21:40 +0100
Re: Why is /var/lib/apt/lists not in /var/cache? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2023-12-18 01:50 +0100
Re: Why is /var/lib/apt/lists not in /var/cache? Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2023-12-18 05:10 +0100
Re: Why is /var/lib/apt/lists not in /var/cache? Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2023-12-17 03:20 +0100
Re: Why is /var/lib/apt/lists not in /var/cache? Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2023-12-17 06:10 +0100
Re: Why is /var/lib/apt/lists not in /var/cache? Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2023-12-18 15:10 +0100
Re: Why is /var/lib/apt/lists not in /var/cache? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2023-12-18 15:40 +0100
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