>>>>> "MAFM" == Manuel A Fernandez Montecelo <manuel.montez...@gmail.com> >>>>> writes:
>> E: Archives directory /mnt/usb/extra1/partial is missing. - Acquire (30: >> Read-only file system) MAFM> ... or alternatively, if it's a knowledgeable user, it can occur to MAFM> her/him to create a symlink/bind-mount/etc to somewhere writeable, like MAFM> the /tmp/blah directory, to appease the stubborn program. I think some variable $ apt-config dump|grep -i partial $ would be better, as for read-only media, one cannot create symlinks. Also that bind stuff might not work on all version of linux etc. MAFM> (BTW, it would help to have more descriptive titles, e.g. including MAFM> words such as "download" or [parts of] the error message, so it's easier MAFM> to find related bugs when people are looking into a particular area). OK. MAFM> Anyway, got a way around this, so marking as +pending. Hope it involves a new variable.